The Evolutionary Dynamics of Complex Systems: A Study in Biosocial Complexity - Couverture rigide

Dyke, C.

 
9780195051766: The Evolutionary Dynamics of Complex Systems: A Study in Biosocial Complexity
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0195051769 ISBN 13 : 9780195051766
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1988

Synopsis

This book examines sociobiology and evolution from the scientific and philosophical perspectives. Both sociobiology and evolution are areas of modern biology fraught with controversy and misunderstanding, yet fundamental to a coherent view of human life. For scientists and philosophers of science, at issue are the basic underpinnings of biology: explanation, determination, teleology, reductionism, and hierarchy.

Professor Dyke describes the controversies involved, and argues that progress in sociobiology and evolution is hindered by an outmoded philosophical view of science - one that does not adequately take into account recent advances in our understanding of basic biological processes. The author aims to shift the focus from a philosophical understanding of biology to a dynamic, philosophically aware science.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book examines sociobiology and evolution from the scientific and philosophical perspectives. Both sociobiology and evolution are areas of modern biology fraught with controversy and misunderstanding, yet fundamental to a coherent view of human life. For scientists and philosophers of science, at issue are the basic underpinnings of biology: explanation, determination, teleology, reductionism, and hierarchy. Professor Dyke describes the controversies involved, and argues that progress in sociobiology and evolution is hindered by an outmoded philosophical view of science - one that does not adequately take into account recent advances in our understanding of basic biological processes. The author aims to shift the focus from a philosophical understanding of biology to a dynamic, philosophically aware science.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
1988
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195051769
ISBN 13 
9780195051766
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
174
Coordonnées du fabricant
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