Philosophy of biology. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elliott Sober.
• Other Names: Sober, Elliott
• Contents: 1. What is evolutionary theory? What is evolution? ; The place of evolutionary theory in biology ; Pattern and process ; Historical particulars and general laws ; The causes of evolution ; The domains of biology and physics ; Biological explanations and physical explanations. -- 2. Creationism. The danger of anachronism ; Paley's watch and the likelihood principle ; Hume's critique ; Why natural selection isn't a random process ; Two kinds of similarity ; The problem of predictive equivalence ; Is the design hypothesis unscientific? ; The incompleteness of science. -- 3. Fitness. An idealized life cycle ; The interpretation of probability ; Two ways to find out about fitness ; The tautology problem ; Supervenience ; Advantageousness and fitness ; Teleology naturalized.
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (256 pages)
• Subjects: 578/.01; Evolution (Biology) -- Philosophy; Creationism; Natural selection -- Philosophy; Evolution (Biology) -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Creationism; Evolution (Biology) -- Philosophy; Evolution (Biology) -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Natural selection -- Philosophy; Filosofie; Biologie; Biologie
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429974502; 0429974507
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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