First published in 2000, this set of 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. The studies, taken together, help to develop and deepen our understanding of how biology works and what counts as warranted knowledge and as legitimate approaches to the study of life. The first section deals with the nature of evidence and evolutionary theory as it came to dominate nineteenth-century philosophy of science; the second and third parts deal with the impact of laboratory and experimental research. This is an impressive team of authors, bringing together some of the most distinguished philosophers of science. The volume will interest professionals and graduate students in biology and the history and philosophy of science.
ISBN: | 9780521592901 |
Publication date: | 28th September 1999 |
Author: | Richard Arizona State University Creath |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 314 pages |
Series: | Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology |
Genres: |
Philosophy of science Biology, life sciences Social and political philosophy |