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020 _a9781316649671
082 _a576.8 PAU-R
100 _aPaul Thompson, R.
245 _aEvolutionary biology :
_bconcepts, ethical, and religious issues edited by
_cR. Paul Thompson and Denis Walsh
260 _aNew York
_bCambridge University pres
_c2014
300 _a243 p.
365 _aGBP
_b22.99
500 _aEvolution - both the fact that it occurred and the theory describing the mechanisms by which it occurred - is an intrinsic and central component in modern biology. Theodosius Dobzhansky captures this well in the much-quoted title of his 1973 paper 'Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution'. The correctness of this assertion is even more obvious today: philosophers of biology and biologists agree that the fact of evolution is undeniable and that the theory of evolution explains that fact. Such a theory has far-reaching implications. In this volume, eleven distinguished scholars address the conceptual, metaphysical and epistemological richness of the theory and its ethical and religious impact, exploring topics including DNA barcoding, three grand challenges of human evolution, functionalism, historicity, design, evolution and development, and religion and secular humanism. The volume will be of great interest to those studying philosophy of biology and evolutionary biology.
650 _aBiology - Philosophy
650 _aEvolution (Biology)
700 _aWalsh, Denis., jt. ed.,