Booktopia has been placed into Voluntary Administration. Orders have been temporarily suspended, whilst the process for the recapitalisation of Booktopia and/or sale of its business is completed, following which services may be re-established. All enquiries from creditors, including customers with outstanding gift cards and orders and placed prior to 3 July 2024, please visit https://www.mcgrathnicol.com/creditors/booktopia-group/
Add free shipping to your order with these great books
Philosophy of Biology : A Very Short Introduction - Samir Okasha

Philosophy of Biology

A Very Short Introduction

By: Samir Okasha

eBook | 28 November 2019

At a Glance

eBook


$11.99

Instant Digital Delivery to your Booktopia Reader App

Over the last forty years the philosophy of biology has emerged as an important sub-discipline of the philosophy of science. Covering some of science's most divisive topics, such as philosophical issues in genetics, it also encompasses areas where modern biology has increasingly impinged on traditional philosophical questions, such as free will, essentialism, and nature vs nurture. In this Very Short Introduction Samir Okasha outlines the core issues with which contemporary philosophy of biology is engaged. Offering a whistle-stop tour of the history of biology, he explores key ideas and paradigm shifts throughout the centuries, including areas such as the theory of evolution by natural selection; the concepts of function and design; biological individuality; and the debate over adaptationism. Throughout Okasha makes clear the relevance of biology for understanding human beings, human society, and our place in the natural world, and the importance of engaging with these issues. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

on

More in Philosophy of Science

A Universe From Nothing - Lawrence M. Krauss

eBOOK

Why Science Does Not Disprove God - Amir D. Aczel

eBOOK

RRP $27.49

$21.99

20%
OFF
Please Explain - Karl Kruszelnicki

eBOOK

$6.99

Free Will - Sam Harris

eBOOK

$14.99