Evolution at a Crossroads: The New Biology and the New Philosophy of Science [Hardcover]

David J. Depew (Author), Bruce H. Weber (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1985

The 10 original essays in" Evolution at a Crossroads explore "post-Kuhnian" approaches to conceptual problems in contemporary evolutionary and developmental theory. They focus in particular on the effect that current, rapid developments in molecular biology are having on our understanding of evolution and philosophy of science. Philosophy of science has swung widely between the dogmas of logical empiricism and relativism. "Evolution at a Crossroads seeks to forge a new synthesis of the two trends to search for a more solid framework for evolutionary biology as well as a more solid philosophy of science. Complementing and extending such anthologies as Elliot Sober's "Conceptual Issues in Evolutionary Biology, "Robert Brandon's and Richard Burrian's "Genes, Organisms, Populations, and Marjorie Grene's "Dimensions of Darwinism, this book adds substantially to the emerging and rapidly developing discipline known as "the philosophy of biology." David J. Depew is Professor of Philosophy, and Bruce H. Weber is Professor of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, at California State University, Fullerton. A Bradford Book

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About the Author

David J. Depew is Professor of Communication Studies and Rhetoric of Inquiry at the University of Iowa.

Bruce H. Weber is the Robert Woodworth Professor of Science and Natural Philosophy at Bennington College and Professor of Biochemistry at California State University at Fullerton. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Mit Pr; First Edition edition (May 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262040794
• ISBN-13: 978-0262040792
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,152,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)