The Epistemology of Development, Evolution, and Genetics

The Epistemology of Development, Evolution, and Genetics
Author: Richard Burian
Publisher:
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2004
Genre: Developmental biology
ISBN: 9780511170577

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These essays examine the developments in three fundamental biological disciplines - embryology, evolutionary biology, and genetics. These disciplines were in conflict for much of the twentieth century and the essays in this collection examine key methodological problems within these disciplines and the difficulties faced in overcoming the conflicts between them.

The Epistemology of Development, Evolution, and Genetics

The Epistemology of Development, Evolution, and Genetics
Author: Richard Burian
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2005
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0521836751

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These essays examine the developments in three fundamental biological disciplines--embryology, evolutionary biology, and genetics. These disciplines were in conflict for much of the 20th century and the essays in this collection examine key methodological problems within these disciplines and the difficulties faced in overcoming the conflicts between them. Burian skillfully weaves together historical appreciation of the settings within which scientists work, substantial knowledge of the biological problems at stake and the methodological and philosophical issues faced in integrating biological knowledge drawn from disparate sources.

The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution

The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution
Author: Peter J. Beurton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2000-05-29
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0521771870

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Advances in molecular biological research in the latter half of the twentieth century have made the story of the gene vastly complicated: the more we learn about genes, the less sure we are of what a gene really is. Knowledge about the structure and functioning of genes abounds, but the gene has also become curiously intangible. This collection of essays renews the question: what are genes? Philosophers, historians and working scientists re-evaluate the question in this volume, treating the gene as a focal point of interdisciplinary and international research. It will be of interest to professionals and students in the philosophy and history of science, genetics and molecular biology.

The Epistemology of Development, Evolution, and Genetics

The Epistemology of Development, Evolution, and Genetics
Author: Richard Burian
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2005
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780521545280

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These essays examine the developments in three fundamental biological disciplines--embryology, evolutionary biology, and genetics. These disciplines were in conflict for much of the 20th century and the essays in this collection examine key methodological problems within these disciplines and the difficulties faced in overcoming the conflicts between them. Burian skillfully weaves together historical appreciation of the settings within which scientists work, substantial knowledge of the biological problems at stake and the methodological and philosophical issues faced in integrating biological knowledge drawn from disparate sources.

Learning, Development, and Culture

Learning, Development, and Culture
Author: Henry C. Plotkin
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1982
Genre: Evolution
ISBN:

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Embryology, Epigenesis and Evolution

Embryology, Epigenesis and Evolution
Author: Jason Scott Robert
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2004-03-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139449958

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Historically, philosophers of biology have tended to sidestep the problem of development by focusing primarily on evolutionary biology and, more recently, on molecular biology and genetics. Quite often too, development has been misunderstood as simply, or even primarily, a matter of gene activation and regulation. Nowadays a growing number of philosophers of science are focusing their analyses on the complexities of development, and in Embryology, Epigenesis and Evolution Jason Scott Robert explores the nature of development against current trends in biological theory and practice and looks at the interrelations between development and evolution (evo-devo), an area of resurgent biological interest. Clearly written, this book should be of interest to students and professionals in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of biology.

Concepts and Approaches in Evolutionary Epistemology

Concepts and Approaches in Evolutionary Epistemology
Author: Franz M. Wuketits
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9400971273

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The present volume brings together current interdisciplinary research which adds up to an evolutionary theory of human knowledge, Le. evolutionary epistemology. It comprises ten papers, dealing with the basic concepts, approaches and data in evolutionary epistemology and discussing some of their most important consequences. Because I am convinced that criticism, if not confused with mere polemics, is apt to stimulate the maturation of a scientific or philosophical theory, I invited Reinhard Low to present his critical view of evolutionary epistemology and to indicate some limits of our evolutionary conceptions. The main purpose of this book is to meet the urgent need of both science and philosophy for a comprehensive up-to-date approach to the problem of knowledge, going beyond the traditional disciplinary boundaries of scientific and philosophical thought. Evolutionary epistemology has emerged as a naturalistic and science-oriented view of knowledge taking cognizance of, and compatible with, results of biological, psychological, anthropological and linguistic inquiries concerning the structure and development of man's cognitive apparatus. Thus, evolutionary epistemology serves as a frame work for many contemporary discussions of the age-old problem of human knowledge.

Evolutionary Epistemology and its Implications for Humankind

Evolutionary Epistemology and its Implications for Humankind
Author: Franz M. Wuketits
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780791402856

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This books aims to outline the scientific (biological) foundations of evolutionary epistemology, and to discuss its implications for humankind. Wuketits covers all aspects of evolutionary epistemology, including its empirical foundations and its philosophical and anthropological consequences, providng an accessible introduction with a minimum of jargon.

Evolution, Cognition, and Realism

Evolution, Cognition, and Realism
Author: Nicholas Rescher
Publisher: University Press of America
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1990
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780819177551

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This collection of essays originated from an interdisciplinary conference on 'Evolutionary Epistemology' held in Pittsburgh in December of 1988 under the sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Philosophy of Science. Contents: Epistemological Roles for Selection Theory, by Donald T. Campbell; Evolutionary Models of Science, by Ronald N. Giere; Should Epistemologists Take Darwin Seriously? by Michael Bradie; Natural Selection, Justification, and Inference to the Best Explanation, by Alan H. Goldman; Interspecific Competition, Evolutionary Epistemology, and Ecology, by Kristin Shrader-Frechette; Toward Making Evolutionary Epistemology into a Truly Naturalized Epistemology, by William Bechtel; Confessions of a Creationist, by C. Kenneth Waters. Co-published with the Center for Philosophy of Science.

Mind from Matter?

Mind from Matter?
Author: Max Delbrück
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1985
Genre:
ISBN:

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