By Alexander Rosenberg (NHC Fellow, 2006–07)
New York: Routledge, 2008
From the publisher’s description:
Is life a purely physical process? What is human nature? Which of our traits is essential to us? In this volume, Daniel McShea and Alex Rosenberg – a biologist and a philosopher, respectively – join forces to create a new gateway to the philosophy of biology; making the major issues accessible and relevant to biologists and philosophers alike.
Exploring concepts such as supervenience; the controversies about genocentrism and genetic determinism; and the debate about major transitions central to contemporary thinking about macroevolution; the authors lay out the broad terms in which we should assess the impact of biology on human capacities, social institutions and ethical values.
Subjects
Science / Philosophy / Philosophy of Science / Biology / Human Nature / Evolution / Ethics /Rosenberg, Alexander (NHC Fellow, 2006–07). Philosophy of Biology: A Contemporary Introduction. Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy. New York: Routledge, 2008.