Evolution, Explanation, Ethics and Aesthetics
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-12-803693-8 (ISBN)
The philosophy of biology is a rapidly expanding field, not more than half a century old at most, and to a large extent is replacing the interest in the philosophy of physics that prevailed in the first two-thirds of the twentieth century. Few texts available have the benefit of being written by an eminent biologist who happens to be also a philosopher, as in this work.
This book is a useful resource for seminar courses and college courses on the philosophy of biology. Researchers, academics, and students in evolutionary biology, behavior, genetics, and biodiversity will also be interested in this work, as will those in human biology and issues such as ethics, religion, and the human mind, along with professional philosophers of science and those concerned with such issues as whether evolution is compatible with religion and/or where morality comes from.
Francisco J. Ayala is University Professor and Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences and Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Ayala is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), a recipient of the 2001 National Medal of Science, and served as Chair of the Authoring Committee of Science, Evolution, and Creationism, jointly published in 2008 by the NAS and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Ayala has received numerous awards, including the 2010 Templeton Prize for “exceptional contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, and 23 honorary degrees from universities in ten countries. He has been President and Chairman of the Board of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and President of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society of the United States. Dr. Ayala has written numerous books and articles about the intersection of science and religion, including Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion (Joseph Henry Press, 2007), Am I a Monkey? (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010), and The Big Questions. Evolution (Quercus, 2012). He is also the author, with Camilo J. Cela-Conde, of Human Evolution. Trails from the Past (Oxford University Press, 2007). He teaches classes in evolution, genetics, and the philosophy of biology, which are also the subjects of his research.
Part I. Evolution
Chapter 1. The Darwinian Revolution
Chapter 2. Evolution Is a “Fact
Chapter 3. Life's Origin
Chapter 4. LUCA and the Tree of Life
Chapter 5. Three Grand Challenges of Human Biology
Part II. Explanation
Chapter 6. Design Without Designer
Chapter 7. Adaptation and Novelty: Teleological Explanations in Evolutionary Biology
Chapter 8. Evolution and Progress
Chapter 9. The Scientific Method
Chapter 10. Reduction and Emergence
Chapter 11. Microevolution and Macroevolution: A New Evolutionary Synthesis?
Part III. Ethics, Aesthetics, and Religion
Chapter 12. Ethics
Chapter 13. Aesthetics
Chapter 14. Religion
Chapter 15. Law and the Courts
Chapter 16. Intelligent Design
Chapter 17. Human Evolution, Genetic Engineering, and Cloning
Erscheinungsdatum | 29.01.2018 |
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Verlagsort | San Diego |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 680 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-12-803693-1 / 0128036931 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-12-803693-8 / 9780128036938 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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