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A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology


Description: 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.


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




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