Brill's Companion to the Philosophy of Biology : Entities, Processes, Implications (Brill's Companions to Philosophy / Brill's Companions to Philosophy: Contemporary Philosophy)

Borghini, Andrea/ Casetta, Elena

Brill（2019/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 268 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789004383081

Full Description

In this volume, Andrea Borghini and Elena Casetta introduce a wide spectrum of key philosophical problems related to life sciences in a neat framework and an accessible style, with a special emphasis on metaphysical issues. The volume is divided into three parts. The first addresses the two main questions stemming from life sciences: what is life, and what is the correct understanding of the theory of evolution? The second part looks at metaphysical questions concerning biological entities: environments, species, organisms, and biological individuals. The third part focuses on theoretical questions of particular ethical and political significance: sex and gender, the biotechnological revolution, and the evolution of behavior and culture. Each chapter is followed by a list of further readings.

Contents

Preface to the English Translation

Foreword

Introduction: From Biology to Philosophy—and Back

part 1: Processes

1 Life

2 Darwin

3 Evolution after Darwin

part 2: Entities

4 Biodiversity

5 Species

6 Organisms

7 Individuals

part 3: Implications

8 Sex

9 The Biotechnological Revolution

10 Other Evolutions

References