Philosophy of Biology by Rosenberg, Alex

Philosophy of Biology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781405183161)

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Philosophy of Biology by Rosenberg, Alex

Philosophy of Biology

$63.95
Philosophy of Biology by Rosenberg, Alex

Philosophy of Biology

$63.95
Format: Paperback
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By combining excerpts from key historical writings with editors' introductions and further reading material, Philosophy of Biology: An Anthology offers a comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date collection of the field's most significant works.
  • Addresses central questions such as 'What is life?' and 'How did it begin?', and the most current research and arguments on evolution and developmental biology
  • Editorial notes throughout the text define, clarify, and qualify ideas, concepts and arguments
  • Includes material on evolutionary psychology and evolutionary developmental biology not found in other standard philosophy of biology anthologies
  • Further reading material assists novices in delving deeper into research in philosophy of biology


Author: Alex Rosenberg
ISBN-10: 1405183160
ISBN-13: 9781405183161
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 04/20/2009
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.76lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.70w x 1.00d
By Alex Rosenberg
By Alex Rosenberg
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Alex Rosenberg is the R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Biology and Director of the Center for Philosophy of Biology at Duke University. He has published 11 books on the philosophy of science including The Philosophy of Biology: A Contemporary Introduction (2007) with Daniel McShea. In 1993, he won the Lakatos Prize in the Philosophy of Science and in 2007 was the National Phi Beta Kappa Rommell lecturer in philosophy.

Robert Arp is Research Associate with the National Center for Biomedical Ontology at the University of Buffalo and works with the Ontology Research Group at the New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences in Buffalo, New York. A PhD in Philosophy from Saint Louis University, he has published in the areas of philosophy of biology, philosophy of mind, and biomedical ontology.

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