Essence in the Age of Evolution
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-8153-7506-7 (ISBN)
Christopher J. Austin is Head of Philosophy at Sutton Grammar School, London, and specialises in the metaphysics of science, with a particular focus on biology. Recent publications include ‘Dispositions in Evolutionary Developmental Biology’ in Evolutionary Developmental Biology: A Reference Guide, and ‘A Biologically Informed Hylomorphism’ in Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives on Contemporary Science.
Introduction
1. Biological Natural Kind Essentialism: Definitions & Desiderata
2. Essence and Explanation: Natural Kinds in the Taxonomic Tree
3. Powerfully Directed Development: A Dispositional Analysis of Ontogenesis
4. Ontogenetic Causal Primacy: The Fount and Flow of Information
5. The Essence of Natural Kinds: Unity in Diversity
6. An Evolutionary Ontology: Priority, Modality, and The Natural State
Conclusion
Erscheinungsdatum | 26.09.2018 |
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Reihe/Serie | Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science |
Zusatzinfo | 7 Halftones, black and white |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 344 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike | |
Naturwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8153-7506-9 / 0815375069 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8153-7506-7 / 9780815375067 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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