A companion to the philosophy of biology
By: edited by Sahotra Sarkar and Anya Plutynski
Series: Blackwell companions to philosophy -- 39; Blackwell companions to philosophy -- 39.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 589
ISBN-13: 9781405180269
Subjects: Biology; Philosophy
Other titles: Blackwell reference online.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York, N.Y. : Blackwell, 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on June 27, 2008). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Molecular Biology and Genetics; title: Gene concepts; title: Biological information; title: Heredity and heritability; title: Genomics, proteomics, and beyond; title: Part II. Evolution; title: Darwinsim and Neo-Darwinism; title: Systematics and taxonomy; title: Population genetics; title: The units and levels of selection; title: Molecular evolution; title: Speciation and marcoevolution; title: Adaptationism; title: Part III. Developmental Biology; title: Phenotypic plasticity and reaction norms; title: Explaining the ontogeny of form: philosophical issues; title: Development and evolution; title: Part IV. Medicine; title: Self and nonself; title: Health and disease; title: Part V. Ecology; title: Population ecology; title: Complexity, diversity, and stability; title: Ecosystems; title: Biodiversity: its meaning and value; title: Part VI. Mind and Behavior; title: Ethology, ociobiology, and evolutionary psychology; title: Cooperation; title: Language and evolution; title: Part VII. Experimentation, Theory, and Themes; title: What is life?; title: Experimentation; title: Laws and theories; title: Models; title: Function and teleology; title: Reductionism in biology.