Evolution, explanation, ethics and aesthetics : towards a philosophy of biology /: towards a philosophy of biology. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Francisco J. Ayala.
• Authors: Ayala, Francisco José, 1934-
• Contents: Part I. Evolution 1. The Darwinian Revolution 2. Evolution Is a "Fact" 3. Life’s Origins 4. LUCA and the Tree of Life 5. Three Grand Challenges of Human Biology Part II. Explanation 6. Design without Designer 7. Adaptation and Novelty: Teleological Explanations in Evolutionary Biology 8. Evolution and Progress 9. The Scientific Method 10. Reduction and Emergence 11. Microevolution and Macroevolution: A New Evolutionary Synthesis? Part III. Ethics, Aesthetics, and Religion 12. Ethics 13. Aesthetics 14. Religion 15. Law and the Courts 16. Intelligent Design 17. Human Evolution. Genetic Engineering and Cloning
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 576.801; Evolution (Biology) -- Philosophy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128037317
• Related ISBNs: 9780128036938
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