Dupre, J. (1997) Review of Brandon's "Concepts and Methods in Evolutionary Biology". [Journal (Paginated)]
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Abstract
This book is a collection of essays by a leading philosopher of biology and spans his career over almost the last twenty years. Most of the topics that have been of concern to philosophers of biology in this period are touched on to some extent, and the collection of these essays in a convenient volume will certainly be welcomed by everyone working in this field. The essays are arranged chronologically, and divided into three sections. Although the chapters in the first section have substantial interconnections, being involved with fundamental conceptual issues in evolutionary theory, on the whole there is not much attempt to tie the book into anything more than a sequence of independent essays. The later sections, moreover, cover a quite diverse range of topics. The whole is neither more nor less than the sum of the parts. For
Item Type: | Journal (Paginated) |
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Subjects: | Biology > Evolution Philosophy > Philosophy of Science |
ID Code: | 346 |
Deposited By: | Dupre, John |
Deposited On: | 02 Jul 1998 |
Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2011 08:53 |
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