{"product_id":"contemporary-debates-in-philosophy-of-biology-isbn-9781405159999","title":"Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis collection of specially commissioned essays puts top scholars head to head to debate the central issues in the lively and fast growing field of philosophy of biology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together original essays on ten of the most hotly debated questions in philosophy of biology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLively head-to-head debate format sharply defines the issues and paves the way for further discussion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes coverage of the new and vital area of evolutionary developmental biology, as well as the concept of a unified species, the role of genes in selection, the differences between micro- and macro-evolution, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach section features an introduction to the topic as well as suggestions for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an accessible overview of this fast-growing and dynamic field, whilst also capturing the imagination of professional philosophers and biologists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Is It Possible To Reduce Biological Explanations To Explanations In Chemistry and\/or Physics? 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 It is Possible to Reduce Biological Explanations to Explanations in Chemistry and\/or Physics 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvelyn Fox Keller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 It is Not Possible to Reduce Biological Explanations to Explanations in Chemistry and\/or Physics 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Dupré\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Have Traits Evolved To Function the Way They Do Because of a Past Advantage? 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Traits Have Evolved to Function the Way They Do Because of a Past Advantage 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Perlman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Traits Have Not Evolved to Function the Way They Do Because of a Past Advantage 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Cummins and Martin Roth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Are Species Real? 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Species Are Real Biological Entities 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael F. Claridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Species Are Not Uniquely Real Biological Entities 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrent D. Mishler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Does Selection Operate Primarily On Genes? 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Selection Does Operate Primarily on Genes: In Defense of the Gene as the Unit of Selection 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarmen Sapienza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Selection Does Not Operate Primarily on Genes 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard M. Burian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Are Microevolution and Macroevolution Governed By the Same Processes? 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Microevolution and Macroevolution Are Governed by the Same Processes 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael R. Dietrich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Microevolution and Macroevolution Are Not Governed by the Same Processes 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas H. Erwin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Does Evolutionary Developmental Biology Offer a Significant Challenge To the Neo-Darwinian Paradigm? 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Evolutionary Developmental Biology Offers a Significant Challenge to the Neo-Darwinian Paradigm 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eManfred D. Laubichler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Evolutionary Developmental Biology Does Not Offer a Significant Challenge to the Neo-Darwinian Paradigm 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlessandro Minelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Were the Basic Components of the Human Mind Solidified During the Pleistocene Epoch? 227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Basic Components of the Human Mind Were Solidified During the Pleistocene Epoch 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eValerie G. Starratt and Todd K. Shackelford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Basic Components of the Human Mind Were Not Solidified During the Pleistocene Epoch 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen M. Downes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Does Memetics Provide a Useful Way of Understanding Cultural Evolution? 253\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Memetics Does Provide a Useful Way of Understanding Cultural Evolution 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Blackmore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Memetics Does Not Provide a Useful Way of Understanding Cultural Evolution: A Developmental Perspective 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam C. Wimsatt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX Can the Biological Sciences Act As a Ground For Ethics? 293\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Biological Sciences Can Act as a Ground for Ethics 297\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Ruse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 What the Biological Sciences Can and Cannot Contribute to Ethics 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancisco J. Ayala\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart X Is There a Place For Intelligent Design In the Philosophy of Biology? 337\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 There is a Place for Intelligent Design in the Philosophy of Biology: Intelligent Design in (Philosophy of) Biology: Some Legitimate Roles 343\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDel Ratzsch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 There is No Place for Intelligent Design in the Philosophy of Biology: Intelligent Design is Not Science 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancisco J. Ayala\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 391\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch1\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e \u003cp\u003e“All chapters (including the very interesting contributions on the species problem by Claridge and Mishler, as well as the stimulating papers on evolutionary ethics by Ruse and Ayala) serve as an excellent introduction to the most hotly debated topics in the philosophy of biology today.”  (\u003ci\u003eMetascience\u003c\/i\u003e, 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch1\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e \"A brief review like this can scarcely do justice to the richness of the ideas discussed in this text or the considerable care that went into its organization. This is, in short, a very fine contribution to the pedagogical literature on philosophy of biology. The editors are to be congratulated for the thoughtfulness that went into producing this text. May it gain the wide acceptance it deserves.\" (Science \u0026amp; Education, 2010)  \u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above\". (Choice, 1 November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging anthology with many interesting contributions. The strength of the book is the format: two eminent representatives of the biophilosophical community have their say on a pivotal biophilosophical issue.” (\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eMetapsychology, May 2010)\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"A very fine contribution to the pedagogical literature on philosophy of biology. The editors are to be congratulated for the thoughtfulness that went into producing this text. May it gain the wide acceptance it deserves.\" (Science \u0026amp; Education, March 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancisco J. Ayala\u003c\/b\u003e is Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, USA. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. In 2001, he received the National Medal of Science. Ayala has published more than 950 articles and is the author or editor of 31 books. He has been named the Renaissance Man of Evolutionary Biology by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Arp\u003c\/b\u003e is an analyst at The Analysis Group, LLC who has interests in philosophy of biology and ontology in the informatics sense. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eScenario Visualization: An Evolutionary Account of Creative Problem Solving\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Biology: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTEMPORARY DEBATES IN PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A greatly needed and welcome contribution by excellent scholars, this book invites newcomers and experts alike to think critically about core issues in the philosophy of biology.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRoberta L. Millstein\u003c\/b\u003e, University of California, Davis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Debates in Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e of Biology brings together original essays on some of the most hotly debated questions in this lively and fast-moving field. Are species real? Does selection operate primarily on genes? Can the biological sciences act as a ground for ethics?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach of the ten sections introduces a specific issue within philosophy of biology and offers suggestions for further reading. Pairs of newly commissioned essays by leading scholars discuss the central questions in an engaging head-to-head debate. Together, the essays provide an accessible introduction to philosophy of biology, and a springboard to further discussion. Showcasing original arguments for well-defined positions, as well as clear and concise statements of sophisticated philosophical views, this volume is an excellent resource for professional philosophers, biologists, and students alike.\u003c\/p\u003e  “A greatly needed and welcome contribution by excellent scholars, this book invites newcomers and experts alike to think critically about core issues in the philosophy of biology.”\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eRoberta L. 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