The philosophy of biology has considerable implications for our understanding of the kind of beings we are; perhaps because of this, it has been an area of rapid development and considerable controversy in recent years. This textbook offers an accessible guide to the traditional themes and the recent debates, assuming no prior training in philosophy or biology on the part of the reader. The central subject of the philosophy of biology is evolutionary theory. Professor Sober gives an account of the structure and explanatory significance of the theory, and considers the evidence for it; his discussion ranges over creationism, sociobiology, teleology and the issue of nature versus nurture.
- ISBN10 0813391253
- ISBN13 9780813391250
- Publish Date 1 January 1999
- Publish Status Withdrawn
- Out of Print 19 October 2003
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint Westview Press Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English