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The philosophy of biology : an episodic history / Marjorie Grene, David Depew.

Author/creator Grene, Marjorie, 1910-2009
Other author/creatorDepew, David J., 1942-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxxi, 416 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Sample text
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Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
Series The evolution of modern philosophy
Evolution of modern philosophy. ^A876207
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 noteLittle-346315--305131051843Y
Local noteLittle-346315--305131051843Y
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 363-392) and index.
LCCN 2003055891
ISBN0521643716 (hb)
ISBN9780521643719 (hb)
ISBN0521643805 (pbk.)
ISBN9780521643801 (pbk.)

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