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Series
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
xv, 318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A pillar of evolutionary biology, Mayr (comparative zoology, Harvard U.) writes for three types of readers: anyone, biologist or not, who wants to know more about evolution; those who accept evolution but doubt the Darwinian explanation of it; and creationists who want to learn more about it even if only to challenge it better.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
187 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
This is an introduction to the philosophy of biology. The book provides sophisticated and innovative coverage of the central topics and many of the latest developments in the field. Emphasizing connections between biological theories and other areas of philosophy, and carefully explaining both philosophical and biological terms, Peter Godfrey-Smith discusses the relation between philosophy and science; examines the role of laws, mechanistic explanation,...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
x, 256 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A sweeping new theory about depression argues that effective treatments have been limited by a misperception that the disorder occurs because of psychological or chemical defects, posing the theory that depression is actually caused by severe, evolutionary-based expressions of natural emotions that can be better addressed through alternate treatments.
"Why are we losing the fight against depression? In this groundbreaking work, psychologist Jonathan...
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st paperback ed.
Physical Desc
ix, 320 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Draws on new findings in genetics to pose an argument for intelligent design that refutes Darwinian beliefs about evolution while offering alternative analyses of such factors as disease, random mutations, and the human struggle for survival.
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"What does science say about race? In this book a ... research geneticist [posits] that traditional notions about distinct racial differences have little scientific foundation. In short, racism is not just morally wrong; it has no basis in fact, [and] the author ... describes in detail the factors that have led to the current scientific consensus about race"--Amazon.com.
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
xii, 426 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology brings together original essays on some of the most hotly debated questions in this lively and fast-moving field. Each of the ten sections introduces a specific issue within philosophy of biology and offers suggestions for further reading. Pairs of newly commissioned essays by leading scholars discuss the central questions in an engaging head-to-head debate. Together, the essays provide an accessible...
Author
Pub. Date
1984
Physical Desc
225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The theory of evolution has clearly altered our views of the biological world, but in the study of human beings, evolutionary and preevolutionary views continue to coexist in a state of perpetual tension. The Taming of Evolution addresses the questions of how and why this is so. Davydd Greenwood offers a sustained critique of the nature/nurture debate, revealing the complexity of the relationship between science and ideology. He maintains that popular...
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xiv, 240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Dinosaurs, however toothy, did not rule the earth and neither do humans. But what were and are the true potentates of our planet? Insects, says Scott Richard Shaw - millions and millions of insect species. Starting in the shallow oceans of ancient Earth and ending in the far reaches of outer space - where, Shaw proposes, insect-like aliens may have achieved similar preeminence - Planet of the Bugs spins a sweeping account of insects' evolution from...
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Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
xviii, 239 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
James A. Shapiro's proposes an important new paradigm for understanding biological evolution, the core organizing principle of biology. Shapiro introduces crucial new molecular evidence that tests the conventional scientific view of evolution based on the neo-Darwinian synthesis, and shows why this view is inadequate to today's evidence. He then presents a compelling alternative view of the evolutionary process that reflects the shift in life sciences...
11) The selfish gene
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this revised edition of his classic, Richard Dawkins demonstrates how cooperation can evolve even in a basically selfish world. Contains two new chapters and a wealth of new insights into the biological world.--From publisher description.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
1190L
Physical Desc
xiv, 290 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Shares the known and potential consequences of the changing relationships with nature and interactions with other species and emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with the web of life.
Author
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xiv, 370 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In science, sometimes it is best to keep things simple. Initially discrediting the discovery of neurons in jellyfish, mid-nineteenth-century scientists grouped jellyfish, comb-jellies, hydra, and sea anemones together under one term - "coelenterates"--And deemed these animals too similar to plants to warrant a nervous system. In Dawn of the Neuron, Michel Anctil shows how Darwin's theory of evolution completely eradicated this idea and cleared the...
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Creation versus evolution: What seems like a cultural crisis of our day, played out in courtrooms and classrooms across the county, is in fact part of a larger story reaching back through the centuries. The views of both evolutionists and creationists originated as inventions of the Enlightenment--two opposed but closely related responses to a loss of religious faith in the Western world. In his latest book, Michael Ruse, a preeminent authority on...
Author
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
200 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Tracing the growth of creationism in America as a political movement as opposed to a science-religion issue, this book explains why anti-evolution, this peculiarly American phenomenon, has succeeded, as measured in terms of popular appeal. Conceiving the history of creationism as a strategic public relations campaign, it emphasizes ways that media have been used to spin creationism as a viable, even preferable, alternative to evolution. Understanding...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In American Genesis, Jeffrey P. Moran explores the ways in which the evolution debate has reverberated beyond the confines of state legislatures and courthouses. Using extensive research in newspapers, periodicals, and archives, Moran shows that social forces such as gender, regionalism, and race have intersected with the debate over evolution in ways that shed light on modern American culture"--From publisher description.
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xvi, 154 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Dudley presents an intriguing evolutionary interpretation to explain the persistence of alcohol-related problems. Providing a deep-time, interdisciplinary perspective on today's patterns of alcohol consumption and abuse, Dudley links the fruit-eating behavior of arboreal primates to the evolution of the sensory skills they use to identify ripe and fermented fruits that contain sugar and low levels of alcohol. In addition to introducing this new...