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Search Enter keywords, a title or a report id number below. In All Categories --------------------- Telecom & Computing Business & Finance Mfg & Construction Pharma & Healthcare Consumer & Retail Gov & Public Sector Energy & Transport Country Reports Company Reports --------------------- Transcripts Advanced      Select a currency for use throughout the site Australia Dollars Canada Dollars Euro Japan Yen Sweden Kroner Switzerland Francs UK Pounds US Dollars Viewing report Order by Fax Printer Friendly PDF Brochure Send to Friend Enquire before Buying Hard Copy A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Feb 2008, Pages: 616   Description     Table of Contents        Enquire before Buying    Send to a Friend   Comprised of essays by top scholars in the field, this volume offers concise overviews of philosophical issues raised by biology. -Brings together a team of eminent scholars to explore the philosophical issues raised by biology -Addresses traditional and emerging topics, spanning molecular biology 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 evolution to give equal attention to other areas, such as molecular and developmental biology -Represents both an authoritative guide to philosophy of biology, and an accessible reference work for anyone seeking to learn about this rapidly-changing field Authors bio: 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 Plutynksi is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah. She specializes in the history and philosophy of science. Customers who bought this item also bought A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology Systems Biology - Key to Unlocking the Value within the Omics Revolution Synthetic Biology, A New Paradigm For Biological Discovery The Music of Life: Biology beyond the Genome The Future of Systems Biology: Emerging Technologies and their Impact on Drug Discovery, Development and Diagnostics Plant Cell Biology: A Practical Approach, Second Edition Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments, 5th Edition The Biology of Soil: A Community and Ecosystem Approach

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