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Guide to Field Philosophy
Philosophers increasingly engage in practical work with other disciplines and the world at large. This volume draws together the lessons learned from this work-including …
Origins of Biogeography
This book presents a revised history of early biogeography and investigates the split in taxonomic practice, between the classification of taxa and the classification of …
Nature and Normativity
Nature and Normativity argues that the problem of the place of norms in nature has been essentially misunderstood when it has been articulated in terms of the relation of human …
The Heritage of Experimental Embryology: Hans Spemann and the Organizer
Here is a critical account of the experimental work of German biologist and Nobel laureate Hans Spemann, one of the founders of experimental embryology. The author, a distinguished …
Philosophy of Behavioral Biology
This volume provides a broad overview of issues in the philosophy of behavioral biology, covering four main themes: genetic, developmental, evolutionary, and neurobiological …
Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Animal Minds
While philosophers have been interested in animals since ancient times, in the last few decades the subject of animal minds has emerged as a major topic in philosophy. The …
Current Perspectives on Sexual Selection
This root-and-branch re-evaluation of Darwin’s concept of sexual selection tackles the subject from historical, epistemological and theoretical perspectives. Contributions from a …
Borelli's On the Movement of Animals - On the Natural Motions Resulting from Gravity
This volume provides an introduction to Borelli’s theory on the movement of animals and describes his theory and scientific experiments relating to the natural movements of bodies …
Short Philosophy of Birds
The greatest wisdom comes from the smallest creaturesThere is so much we can learn from birds. Having spent a lifetime watching birds, Philippe and Elise - a French ornithologist …
Evolutionary Psychology and the Propositional-attitudes
The two essays provide a critical examination of theory and research in the field of evolutionary psychology. The view advanced here is that philosophical materialism and …
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Animal Minds
While philosophers have been interested in animals since ancient times, in the last few decades the subject of animal minds has emerged as a major topic in philosophy. The …
Animal Ethics
There are many introductions to the animal ethics literature. There aren’t many introductions to the practice of doing animal ethics. Bob Fischer’s Animal Ethics: A Contemporary …