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The philosophy of biology : an episodic history / Marjorie Grene, David Depew.
| Author/creator | Grene, Marjorie |
| Other author | Depew, David J., 1942- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2004. |
| Description | xxi, 416 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Sample text |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | The evolution of modern philosophy Evolution of modern philosophy. |
| Contents | Aristotle and after -- Descartes, Harvey and the emergence of modern mechanism -- The eighteenth century: Buffon -- The eighteenth century II: Kant the development of German biology -- Before Darwin I: A continental controversy -- Before Darwin II: British controversies about geology and natural theology -- Darwin -- Evolution and heredity from Darwin to the rise of genetics -- The modern evolutionary synthesis and its discontents -- Some themes in recent philosophy of biology: The species problem, reducibility, function and Teleology -- Biology and human nature -- The philosophy of biology and the philosophy of science. |
| Local note | Little-346315--305131051843Y |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-392) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003055891 |
| ISBN | 0521643716 (hb) |
| ISBN | 9780521643719 (hb) |
| ISBN | 0521643805 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780521643801 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QH331 .G736 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |