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| Preface | ||
| Pt. I | Introduction | 1 |
| 1 | Theory Really Matters: Philosophy of Biology and Social Issues | 3 |
| 2 | The Received View of Evolution | 22 |
| Pt. II | Genes, Molecules, and Organisms | 53 |
| 3 | The Gene's Eye View of Evolution | 55 |
| 4 | The Organism Strikes Back | 77 |
| 5 | The Developmental Systems Alternative | 94 |
| 6 | Mendel and Molecules | 112 |
| 7 | Reduction: For and Against | 137 |
| Pt. III | Organisms, Groups, and Species | 149 |
| 8 | Organisms, Groups, and Superorganisms | 151 |
| 9 | Species | 180 |
| Pt. IV | Evolutionary Explanations | 215 |
| 10 | Adaptation, Perfection, Function | 217 |
| 11 | Adaptation, Ecology, and the Environment | 253 |
| 12 | Life on Earth: The Big Picture | 280 |
| Pt. V | Evolution and Human Nature | 311 |
| 13 | From Sociobiology to Evolutionary Psychology | 313 |
| 14 | A Case Study: Evolutionary Theories of Emotion | 337 |
| Pt. VI | Concluding Thoughts | 355 |
| 15 | What is Life? | 357 |
| Final Thoughts | 379 | |
| Glossary | 383 | |
| References | 391 | |
| Index | 423 |
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Marshall Damon
reviewed Sex and Death: An Introduction to Philosophy of Biology on December 20, 2012 Sex and Death
This work touches on just about all the major issues in the philosophy of biology. I found it to be the perfect blend of readability and deep, philosophical probing. Since it is a survey of many complex and difficult issues, a certain amount of brevity is to be expected from each chapter, but the two authors still do a fine job at exposing the heart of the disagreements in all the issues. And each section provides suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, highlighting some of the best and exemplary texts from each area. This book manages to be an all-around excellent overview of a fascinating field while coming off as fair and well-argued all the way through.
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