Science, politics, and evolution / Elisabeth A. Lloyd.
| Author/creator | Lloyd, Elisabeth A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. |
| Description | vii, 301 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology. ^A355783 |
| Contents | The nature of Darwin's support for the theory of natural selection -- A semantic approach to the structure of population genetics -- Confirmation of evolutionary and ecological models -- Units and levels of selection -- Species selections on variability -- An open letter to Elliott Sober and David Sloan Wilson, regarding their book, Unto others: the evolution and psychology of unselfish behavior -- Problems with pluralism -- Normality and variation: the human genome project and the ideal human type -- Evolutionary psychology: the burdens of proof -- Objectivity and the double standard for feminist epistemologies -- Science and anti-science: objectivity and its real enemies -- Pre-theoretical assumptions in evolutionary explanations of female sexuality. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-295) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007027821 |
| ISBN | 9780521865708 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0521865700 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QH360.5 .L55 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |