Contents:

I. Introduction: Sahotra Sarkar (University of Texas) and Anya Plutynski (University of Utah). II. Molecular Biology and Genetics:. II.1. Gene Concepts: Staffan Muller-Wülle (University of Exeter). II.2. Biological Information: Stefan Artmann (University of Jena). II.3. Heredity and Heritability: Richard Lewontin (Harvard University). II.4. Genomics, Proteomics, and Beyond: Sahotra Sarkar (University of Texas). III. Evolution:. III.1. Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism: James G. Lennox (University of Pittsburgh). III.2. Systematics and Taxonomy: Marc Ereshefsky (University of Calgary). III.3. Population Genetics: Christopher Stephens (University of British Columbia). III.4. Units and Levels of Selection: Samir Okasha (University of Bristol). III.5. Molecular Evolution: Michael R. Dietrich (Dartmouth College) and John Beatty (University of British Columbia). III.6. Speciation and Macroevolution: Anya Plutynski (University of Utah). III.7. Adaptationism: Peter Godfrey-Smith (Harvard University) and Jon F. Wilkins (Harvard University). IV. Developmental Biology:. IV.1. Phenotypic Plasticity and Reaction Norms: Jonathan Kaplan (University of Tennessee). IV.2. Explaining the Ontogeny of Form: Philosophical Issues: Alan C. Love (University of Minnesota). IV.3. Development and Evolution: Ron Amundson (University of Hawaii). V. Immunology:. V.1. Self and Non-Self: Moira Howes (Trent University). V.2. Health and Disease: Dominic Murphy (Caltech). VI. Ecology:. VI.1. Population Ecology: Mark Colyvan (University of Sydney). VI.2.Complexity, Diversity, and Stability: James Justus (University of Texas, Austin). VI.3. Ecosystems: Kent A. Peackock (University of Lethbridge). VI.4. Biodiversity: Its Meaning and Value: Bryan Norton (Georgia Institute of Technology). VII. Mind and Behavior:. VII.1. Ethology, Sociobiology, and Evolutionary Psychology: Paul Griffiths (University of Pittsburgh). VII.2. Cooperation: J. McKenzie Alexander (London School of Economics). VII.3. Language and Evolution: Derek Bickerton (University of Hawaii). VIII. Experimentation, Theory, and Themes:. VIII.1. What is Life?: Mark Bedau (Reed College). VIII.2. Experimentation: Marcel Weber (University of Hanover). VIII.3. Is Biology Like Physics?: Marc Lange (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). VIII.4. Models: Jay Odenbaugh (Lewis and Clark College). VIII.5. Function and Teleology: Justin Garson (University of Texas, Austin). VIII.6. Reductionism in Biology: Alexander Rosenberg (Duke University). Index