The philosophy of biology

The aim of this series is to bring together important recent writings in major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources, mostly periodicals, which may not be conveniently available to the university student or the general reader. The editors of each volume contribute an introductory essay on the items chosen and on the questions with which they deal. A selective bibliography is appended as a guide to further reading.
The philosophy of biology today is one of the most exciting areas in philosophical inquiry. Drawing on work of the past decade, this volume brings together articles from the philosophy, history, and sociology of science, as well as many branches of the biological sciences, to consider issues including the nature of evolutionary theory, biology and ethics, the challenge from religion, and the social implications of biology today (in particular the Human Genome Project).
The 36 articles in this collection are divided into 10 parts, each with an introduction by the editors. Spanning issues from epistemology across to ethics, the volume delves into the latest theoretical controversies as well as burning questions of contemporary social importance. Throughout the volume an attempt is made to offer positions from different perspectives, so that the reader will be challenged as well as informed.
The Philosophy of Biology will be essential and fascinating reading for students of philosophy and biology as well as the general reader with an interest in the natural sciences and evolution.

IntroductionDavid L. Hull and Michael Ruse

Part I Adaptation

Introduction to Part I

1 Adaptation: Current UsagesMary Jane West-Eberhard

2 Universal DarwinismRichard Dawkins

3 The Leibnizian ParadigmD. C. Dennett

4 Exaptation - A Missing Term in the Science of FormStephen Jay Gould and Elisabeth S. Vrba

5 Six Sayings About AdaptationismElliott Sober

Part II Development

Introduction to Part II

6 Two Concepts of Constraint: Adaptationism and the Challenge from Developmental BiologyRon Amundson

7 Developmental Systems and Evolutionary ExplanationP. E. Griffiths and R. D. Gray

Part III Units of Selection

8 The Return of the GeneKim Sterelny and Philip Kitcher

9 The Levels of Selection: A Hierarchy of InteractorsRobert N. Brandon

10 A Critical Review of Philosophical Work on the Units of Selection ProblemElliott Sober and David Sloan Wilson

Part IV Function

Introduction to Part IV

11 Function Without Purpose: The Uses of Causal Role Function in Evolutionary BiologyRon Amundson

12 Function and DesignPhilip Kitcher

13 Functions: Consensus Without UnityPeter Godfrey-Smith

Part V Species

Introduction to Part V

14 IndividualityPluralism and and the Phylogenetic Species Concept and Brent D. Mishler and Robert N. Brandon

15 Phylogenetic Systematics and the Species ProblemKevin de Queiroz and Michael J. Donoghue

16 Eliminative PluralismMarc Ereshefsky

Part VI Human Nature

Introduction to Part VI

17 Science and MythJohn Maynard Smith

18 On Human NatureDavid L. Hull

19 Gender and Science: OriginHistory and and Politics and Evelyn Fox Keller

20 EssentialismWomen and and War: Protesting Too Much and Protesting Too Little and Susan Oyama

21 Essentialism and Constructionism about Sexual OrientationEdward Stein

Part VII Altruism

Introduction to Part VII

22 Altruism: Theoretical ContextsAlexander Rosenberg

23 What Is Evolutionary Altruism?Elliott Sober

24 On the Relationship Between Evolutionary and Psychological Definitions of Altruism and SelfishnessDavid Sloan Wilson

Part VIII Human Genome Project

Introduction to Part VIII

25 The Human Genome Project: Towards an Analysis of the Empirical, Ethical, and Conceptual Issues InvolvedMarga Vicedo

26 Who's Afraid of the Human Genome Project?Philip Kitcher

27 Is Human Genetics Disguised Eugenics?Diane B. Paul

28 Normality and Variation: The Human Genome Project and the Ideal Human TypeElisabeth A. Lloyd

29 The Human Genome Project: Research Tactics and Economic StrategiesAlexander Rosenberg

Part IX Progress

Introduction to Part IX

30 The Moral Foundations of the Idea of Evolutionary Progress: Darwin, Spencer, and the Neo-DarwiniansRobert J. Richards

31 Evolution and ProgressMichael Ruse

32 Complexity and Evolution: What Everybody KnowsDaniel W. McShea

33 On Replacing the Idea of Progress with an Operational Notion of DirectionalityStephen Jay Gould

Part X Creationism

Introduction to Part X

34 When Faith and Reason Clash: Evolution and the BibleAlvin Plantinga

35 Evolution and Special CreationErnan McMullin

36 Reply to McMullinAlvin Plantinga

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