Author: Creath, Richard & Maienschein, Jane: editors;
Title: Biology and Epistemology
Description: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, (2000). orig.cloth.. 23x16cm, xviii,295 pp. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Textual photo illustrations.. A stain to cover and spotting to spine. Good. ¶ Contains 12 Papers. Includes: M. Ruse: "Darwin and the Philosophers: Epistemological Factors in the Development and Reception of the Theory of the 'Origin of Species' "; J. Hodge: "Knowing about Evolution: Darwin and his Theory of Natural Selection"; D. L. Hull: "Why did Darwin Fail? The Role of John Stuart Mill"; R.J. Richards: "The Epistemology of Historical Interpretation: Progressivity and Recapitulation in Darwin's Theory"; D. Magnus: "Down the Primrose Path: Competing Epistemologies in Early Twentieth-Century Biology"; J.Maienschein: "Competing Epistemologies and Developmental Biology"; W.Bechtel: "From Imaging to Believing: Epistemic Issues in Generating Biological Data"; F.L. Holmes: "The Logic of Discovery: in the Experimental Life Sciences"; R. C. Lewontin: "What do Population Geneticists Know and How Do They Know It?"; M. Vicedo: " Experimentation in Early Genetics: The Implications of the Historical Character of Science for Scientific Realism"; E.F. Keller: "Making Sense of Life: Explanation in Developmental Biology"; H. E. Longino: "Toward an Epistemology for Biological Pluralism." ["This set of original essays by some of the best names in philosophy of science explores a range of diverse issues in the intersection of biology and epistemology. It asks whether the study of life requires a special biological approach to knowledge and concludes that it does not.." - publisher's description]

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