Darwinism in Philosophy, Social Science and Policy (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology)

Rosenberg, Alexander

ISBN 10: 0521664071 / ISBN 13: 9780521664073

Edité par Cambridge University Press, 2000

The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR005689383

Synopsis :

A collection of essays by Alexander Rosenberg, the distinguished philosopher of science. The essays cover three broad areas related to Darwinian thought and naturalism: the first deals with the solution of philosophical problems such as reductionism, the second with the development of social theories, and the third with the intersection of evolutionary biology with economics, political philosophy, and public policy. Specific papers deal with naturalistic epistemology, the limits of reductionism, the biological justification of ethics, the so-called 'trolley problem' in moral philosophy, the political philosophy of biological endowments, and the Human Genome Project and its implications for policy. Rosenberg's important writings on a variety of issues are here organized into a coherent philosophical framework which promises to be a significant and controversial contribution to scholarship in many areas.

À propos de l'auteur: Alexander Rosenberg is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Georgia. He received the Lakatos Award for distinguished contribution to philosophy of science in 1993. He is the author of eight other books, including The Structure of Biological Science (Cambridge University Press, 1985).

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Darwinism in Philosophy, Social Science and ...
Éditeur : Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition : 2000
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good