The Epistemology Of Development Evolution And Genetics

Author : Richard Burian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780511170577
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Epistemology of Development, Evolution, and Genetics written by Richard Burian and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays examine the developments in three fundamental biological disciplines - embryology, evolutionary biology, and genetics. These disciplines were in conflict for much of the twentieth century and the essays in this collection examine key methodological problems within these disciplines and the difficulties faced in overcoming the conflicts between them.

Author : Richard Burian
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521836751
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Epistemology of Development, Evolution, and Genetics written by Richard Burian and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays examine the developments in three fundamental biological disciplines--embryology, evolutionary biology, and genetics. These disciplines were in conflict for much of the 20th century and the essays in this collection examine key methodological problems within these disciplines and the difficulties faced in overcoming the conflicts between them. Burian skillfully weaves together historical appreciation of the settings within which scientists work, substantial knowledge of the biological problems at stake and the methodological and philosophical issues faced in integrating biological knowledge drawn from disparate sources.

Author : Peter J. Beurton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521771870
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution written by Peter J. Beurton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-05-29 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in molecular biological research in the latter half of the twentieth century have made the story of the gene vastly complicated: the more we learn about genes, the less sure we are of what a gene really is. Knowledge about the structure and functioning of genes abounds, but the gene has also become curiously intangible. This collection of essays renews the question: what are genes? Philosophers, historians and working scientists re-evaluate the question in this volume, treating the gene as a focal point of interdisciplinary and international research. It will be of interest to professionals and students in the philosophy and history of science, genetics and molecular biology.

Author : Richard Burian
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521545280
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Epistemology of Development, Evolution, and Genetics written by Richard Burian and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays examine the developments in three fundamental biological disciplines--embryology, evolutionary biology, and genetics. These disciplines were in conflict for much of the 20th century and the essays in this collection examine key methodological problems within these disciplines and the difficulties faced in overcoming the conflicts between them. Burian skillfully weaves together historical appreciation of the settings within which scientists work, substantial knowledge of the biological problems at stake and the methodological and philosophical issues faced in integrating biological knowledge drawn from disparate sources.

Author : Henry C. Plotkin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning, Development, and Culture written by Henry C. Plotkin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1982 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jason Scott Robert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139449958
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Embryology, Epigenesis and Evolution written by Jason Scott Robert and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-03-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historically, philosophers of biology have tended to sidestep the problem of development by focusing primarily on evolutionary biology and, more recently, on molecular biology and genetics. Quite often too, development has been misunderstood as simply, or even primarily, a matter of gene activation and regulation. Nowadays a growing number of philosophers of science are focusing their analyses on the complexities of development, and in Embryology, Epigenesis and Evolution Jason Scott Robert explores the nature of development against current trends in biological theory and practice and looks at the interrelations between development and evolution (evo-devo), an area of resurgent biological interest. Clearly written, this book should be of interest to students and professionals in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of biology.

Author : Franz M. Wuketits
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400971273
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Concepts and Approaches in Evolutionary Epistemology written by Franz M. Wuketits and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume brings together current interdisciplinary research which adds up to an evolutionary theory of human knowledge, Le. evolutionary epistemology. It comprises ten papers, dealing with the basic concepts, approaches and data in evolutionary epistemology and discussing some of their most important consequences. Because I am convinced that criticism, if not confused with mere polemics, is apt to stimulate the maturation of a scientific or philosophical theory, I invited Reinhard Low to present his critical view of evolutionary epistemology and to indicate some limits of our evolutionary conceptions. The main purpose of this book is to meet the urgent need of both science and philosophy for a comprehensive up-to-date approach to the problem of knowledge, going beyond the traditional disciplinary boundaries of scientific and philosophical thought. Evolutionary epistemology has emerged as a naturalistic and science-oriented view of knowledge taking cognizance of, and compatible with, results of biological, psychological, anthropological and linguistic inquiries concerning the structure and development of man's cognitive apparatus. Thus, evolutionary epistemology serves as a frame work for many contemporary discussions of the age-old problem of human knowledge.

Author : Franz M. Wuketits
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438424515
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Epistemology and its Implications for Humankind written by Franz M. Wuketits and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1990-07-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This books aims to outline the scientific (biological) foundations of evolutionary epistemology, and to discuss its implications for humankind. Wuketits covers all aspects of evolutionary epistemology, including its empirical foundations and its philosophical and anthropological consequences, providng an accessible introduction with a minimum of jargon.

Author : Nicholas Rescher
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780819177551
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evolution, Cognition, and Realism written by Nicholas Rescher and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1990 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays originated from an interdisciplinary conference on 'Evolutionary Epistemology' held in Pittsburgh in December of 1988 under the sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Philosophy of Science. Contents: Epistemological Roles for Selection Theory, by Donald T. Campbell; Evolutionary Models of Science, by Ronald N. Giere; Should Epistemologists Take Darwin Seriously? by Michael Bradie; Natural Selection, Justification, and Inference to the Best Explanation, by Alan H. Goldman; Interspecific Competition, Evolutionary Epistemology, and Ecology, by Kristin Shrader-Frechette; Toward Making Evolutionary Epistemology into a Truly Naturalized Epistemology, by William Bechtel; Confessions of a Creationist, by C. Kenneth Waters. Co-published with the Center for Philosophy of Science.

Author : Kai Hahlweg
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791400128
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Issues in Evolutionary Epistemology written by Kai Hahlweg and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the fullest philosophical examination of theories of evolutionary epistemology now available. Here for the first time are found major statements of new theories, new applications, and many new critical explorations. The book is divided into four parts: Part I introduces several new approaches to evolutionary epistemology; Part II attempts to widen the scope of evolutionary epistemology, either by tackling more traditional epistemological issues, or by applying evolutionary models to new areas of inquiry such as the evolution of culture or of intentionality; Part III critically discusses specific problems in evolutionary epistemology; and Part IV deals with the relationship of evolutionary epistemology to the philosophy of mind. Because of its intellectual depth and its breadth of coverage, Issues in Evolutionary Epistemology will be an important text in the field for many years to come.