基本信息出版社：Cambridge University Press
页码：552 页
出版日期：2007年10月
ISBN：0521616719
条形码：9780521616713
装帧：平装
丛书名：Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
外文书名：剑桥哲学指南: 生物哲学

内容简介 Philosophy of biology is one of the most exciting new areas in philosophy and is attracting much attention from working scientists. This Companion, edited by two of the founders of the field, includes essays by senior scholars and up-and-coming younger scholars who collectively examine the main areas of the subject.
作者简介 David L. Hull is an emeritus professor of philosophy at Northwestern University. The author of numerous books and articles on topics in systematics, evolutionary theory, philosophy of biology, and naturalized epistemology, he is a recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
编辑推荐 Review
"...there is much for a biologist to learn within the covers of this book. Each chapter...is long enough to provide a substantial introduction to each topic without losing the reader in the details." - David A. Morrison, Systematic Biology

Review
"...there is much for a biologist to learn within the covers of this book. Each chapter...is long enough to provide a substantial introduction to each topic without losing the reader in the details." - David A. Morrison, Systematic Biology

Product Description
The philosophy of biology is one of the most exciting new areas in the field of philosophy and one that is attracting much attention from working scientists. This Companion, edited by two of the founders of the field, includes newly commissioned essays by senior scholars and up-and-coming younger scholars who collectively examine the main areas of the subject - the nature of evolutionary theory, classification, teleology and function, ecology, and the problematic relationship between biology and religion, among other topics. Up-to-date and comprehensive in its coverage, this unique volume will be of interest not only to professional philosophers but also to students in the humanities and researchers in the life sciences and related areas of inquiry.