Darwin's Philosophical Legacy
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-9058-6 (ISBN)
Most books on Darwinism are either oriented on biology or philosophy, but this book tries to combine both approaches, so it explains the biological aspects for (future) philosophers as well as the philosophical aspects for (future) biologists. It leaves Darwinism intact, but removes the “sting” that many of its opponents dislike. In what Verschuuren calls “The Good” parts of Darwin’s legacy, the author explores what Darwin’s great contributions are to the study and theory of evolution. At the same time, the book will also delve into the areas where Darwin’s thoughts were not so perfect or even wrong, especially in a philosophical sense – “The Not So Good” parts of his legacy.
Almost all books on the philosophy of biology, and neo-Darwinism in particular, were born in the cradle of logical positivism or linguistic analysis. This book, on the other hand, tries to cross the border between the physical and the meta-physical.
Gerard M. Verschuuren is a human geneticist who also earned a doctorate in the philosophy of science. He studied and worked at universities in Europe and the United States. He has written numerous books, articles, and text books in Dutch, and he was the lead author of a series of biology textbooks for colleges and universities in the Netherlands.
Chapter 1: Selection Filter: The Good Legacy
Chapter 2: Selection Filter? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 3: Heredity: The Good Legacy
Chapter 4: Heredity? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 5: Reductionism: The Good Legacy
Chapter 6: Reductionism? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 7: Unified Theory: The Good Legacy
Chapter 8: Unified Theory? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 9: Randomness: The Good Legacy
Chapter 10: Randomness? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 11: No Purpose: The Good Legacy
Chapter 12: No Purpose? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 13: No Designer: The Good Legacy
Chapter 14: No Designer? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 15: Gradualism: The Good Legacy
Chapter 16: Gradualism? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 17: No Thresholds: The Good Legacy
Chapter 18: No Thresholds? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 153 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 209 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7391-9058-X / 073919058X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7391-9058-6 / 9780739190586 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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