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Daniel W. McShea & Alex Rosenberg
Philosophy of Biology [PDF ebook]
A Contemporary Introduction

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Is life a purely physical process? What is human nature? Which of our traits is essential to us? In this volume, Daniel Mc Shea and Alex Rosenberg – a biologist and a philosopher, respectively – join forces to create a new gateway to the philosophy of biology; making the major issues accessible and relevant to biologists and philosophers alike.Exploring concepts such as supervenience; the controversies about genocentrism and genetic determinism; and the debate about major transitions central to contemporary thinking about macroevolution; the authors lay out the broad terms in which we should assess the impact of biology on human capacities, social institutions and ethical values.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 256 ● ISBN 9781134375387 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2007 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4309806 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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