Sarkar / Plutynski A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-69584-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 616 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy

Comprised of essays by top scholars in the field, this volumeoffers detailed overviews of philosophical issues raised bybiology.
* Brings together a team of eminent scholars to explore thephilosophical issues raised by biology
* Addresses traditional and emerging topics, spanning molecularbiology and genetics, evolution, developmental biology, immunology,ecology, mind and behaviour, neuroscience, and experimentation
* Begins with a thorough introduction to the field
* Goes beyond previous treatments that focused only on evolutionto give equal attention to other areas, such as molecular anddevelopmental biology
* Represents both an authoritative guide to philosophy ofbiology, and an accessible reference work for anyone seeking tolearn about this rapidly-changing field

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sarkar, Sahotra

Plutynski, Anya

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures viii
List of Tables x
Notes on Contributors xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xviii
Sahotra Sarkar and Anya Plutynski
Part I Molecular Biology and Genetics 1
1 Gene Concepts 3
Hans-Jörg Rheinberger and Staffan Müller-Wille
2 Biological Information 22
Stefan Artmann
3 Heredity and Heritability 40
Richard C. Lewontin
4 Genomics, Proteomics, and Beyond 58
Sahotra Sarkar
Part II Evolution 75
5 Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism 77
James G. Lennox
6 Systematics and Taxonomy 99
Marc Ereshefsky
7 Population Genetics 119
Christopher Stephens
8 The Units and Levels of Selection 138
Samir Okasha
9 Molecular Evolution 157
Michael R. Dietrich
10 Speciation and Macroevolution 169
Anya Plutynski
11 Adaptationism 186
Peter Godfrey-Smith and Jon F. Wilkins
Part III Developmental Biology 203
12 Phenotypic Plasticity and Reaction Norms 205
Jonathan M. Kaplan
13 Explaining the Ontogeny of Form: Philosophical Issues 223
Alan C. Love
14 Development and Evolution 248
Ron Amundson
Part IV Medicine 269
15 Self and Nonself 271
Moira Howes
16 Health and Disease 287
Dominic Murphy
Part V Ecology 299
17 Population Ecology 301
Mark Colyvan
18 Complexity, Diversity, and Stability 321
James Justus
19 Ecosystems 351
Kent A. Peacock
20 Biodiversity: Its Meaning and Value 368
Bryan G. Norton
Part VI Mind and Behavior 391
21 Ethology, Sociobiology, and Evolutionary Psychology 393
Paul E. Griffiths
22 Cooperation 415
J. McKenzie Alexander
23 Language and Evolution 431
Derek Bickerton
Part VII Experimentation, Theory, and Themes 453
24 What is Life? 455
Mark A. Bedau
25 Experimentation 472
Marcel Weber
26 Laws and Theories 489
Marc Lange
27 Models 506
Jay Odenbaugh
28 Function and Teleology 525
Justin Garson
29 Reductionism in Biology 550
Alexander Rosenberg
Index 568

Über Autor(innen)

Sahotra Sarkar is Professor of Integrative Biology, Geography and the Environment, and Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of Genetics and Reductionism: A Primer (1998), Biodiversity and Environmental Philosophy (2005), Molecular Models of Life (2005), Doubting Darwin? Creationist Designs on Evolution (2007); co-author of Systematic Conservation Planning (2007); editor of several books, including The Philosophy and History of Molecular Biology (1996), the six-volume Science and the Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Basic Works of Logical Empiricism (1996), and the two-volume The Philosophy of Science: An Encyclopedia (2006).
Anya Plutynski is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah. She specializes in the history and philosophy of science.