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50 Critical Essays on the Philosophy of Science
The present edition examines the main provisions of modern philosophy of science in the form of short sketches. In particular, the author pays attention to the principle of …
Abortion and the Moral Significance of Merely Possible Persons
1.1 Goals 1.1.1 I have two main goals in this book. The first is to give an account of the moral significance of merely possible persons – persons who, relative to a particular 1 …
A Companion to Bioethics
This second edition of A Companion to Bioethics, fully revised and updated to reflect the current issues and developments in the field, covers all the material that the reader …
A Companion to Cognitive Science
Unmatched in the quality of its world-renowned contributors, this multidisciplinary companion serves as both a course text and a reference book across the broad spectrum of issues …
A Companion to Genethics
A Companion to Genethics is the first substantial study of the multifaceted dimensions of the genetic revolution and its philosophical, ethical, social and political significance. …
A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology
A COMPANION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY “Sarkar is to be congratulated for assembling this talented team of philosophers, who are themselves to be congratulated for writing these …
A Critical Overview of Biological Functions
This book is a critical survey of and guidebook to the literature on biological functions. It ties in with current debates and developments, and at the same time, it looks back on …
Adaptation
Natural selection causes adaptation, the fit between an organism and its environment. For example, the white and grey coloration of snowy owls living and breeding around the Arctic …
Adaptation and Autonomy: Adaptive Preferences in Enhancing and Ending Life
This volume gathers together previously unpublished articles focusing on the relationship between preference adaptation and autonomy in connection with human enhancement and in the …
Adaptationism and Optimality
The debate over the relative importance of natural selection as compared to other forces affecting the evolution of organisms is a long-standing and central controversy in …