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Evolution, explanation, ethics, and aesthetics : towards a philosophy of biology /

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"Evolution, Explanation, Ethics, and Aesthetics: Towards a Philosophy of Biology focuses on the dominant biological topic of evolution, with the unique benefit of being written by an eminent biologist who also happens to be a philosopher. It deals with the prevailing philosophical themes of how...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ayala, Francisco José, 1934- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Evolution (Biology) > Philosophy.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Evolution. The Darwinian revolution
  • Evolution is a "fact"
  • Life's origin
  • LUCA and the tree of life
  • Three grand challenges of human biology
  • Part II. Explanation. Design without designer
  • Adaptation and novelty : teleological explanations in evolutionary biology
  • Evolution and progress
  • The scientific method
  • Reduction and emergence
  • Microevolution and macroevolution : a new evolutionary synthesis?
  • Part III. Ethics, aesthetics, and religion. Ethics
  • Aesthetics
  • Religion
  • Law and the courts
  • Intelligent design
  • Human evolution, genetic engineering, and cloning.