History and evolution / edited by Matthew H. Nitecki and Doris V. Nitecki.
| Other author | Nitecki, Matthew H. |
| Other author | Nitecki, Doris V. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1992. |
| Description | viii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | SUNY series in philosophy and biology SUNY series in philosophy and biology. ^A235702 |
| Contents | History : la grande illusion / Matthew H. Nitecki -- The structure of narrative explanation in history and biology / Robert J. Richards -- What's so special about the past? / Rachel Laudan -- The particular-circumstance model of scientific explanation / David L. Hull -- The historical nature of evolutionary theory / Marc Ereshefsky -- History and evolutionary processes / Douglas J. Futuyma -- The conditions for a nomothetic paleontology / David B. Kitts -- A threefold parallelism for our time? : progressive development in society, science, and the organic world / Michael Ruse -- How microevolutionary processes give rise to history / Robert Boyd and Peter J. Richerson -- Evolution and history : history as science and science as history / Garland E. Allen -- Evolution of scientific theories and the tension in ecology / Lawrence B. Slobodkin. |
| General note | "Proceedings of the Spring Systematics Symposium held at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago in May, 1989"--Pref. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 92000724 |
| ISBN | 0791412113 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0791412121 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D16.8 .H6242 1992 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |