Evolutionary Worlds Without End Henry Plotkin HBDJ 1st/1st 2010

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Book title
Evolutionary Worlds without End
Features
1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Country of Origin
United States
ISBN
9780199544950
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199544956
ISBN-13
9780199544950
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84334410

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
224 Pages
Publication Name
Evolutionary Worlds Without End
Language
English
Subject
General, Life Sciences / Biology
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, Psychology
Author
Henry Plotkin
Format
Hardcover

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0.8 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in

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Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2010-924767
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
570
Table Of Content
Preface1. The Rutherford dictum and its meaning for biology2. Plus ca change3. The Expansion of Selection Theory4. Evolutionary Epistemology5. Selection and Cultural Change6. Further applications of selection theory to aspects of human culture7. Levels of SelectionReferences
Synopsis
Diversity and complexity are the hallmarks of living forms. Yet science aims for general causal explanations of its observations - so how can this be achieved in the non-physical sciences? This book considers whether there can be a general theory in biology and the social sciences, that is equivalent to those seen in physics., Diversity and complexity are the hallmarks of living forms. Yet science aims for general causal explanations of its observations. So how can these be reconciled within the non-physical sciences? Is it possible for a science of life to conform to the requirements of a general theory - the type of theory seen in a 'hard' science such as physics? These are the questions that are explored in this important new book. In Evolutionary Worlds without End, Henry Plotkin considers whether there is any general theory in biology, including the social sciences, that is in any way equivalent to the general theories of physics. It starts by examining Ernest Rutherford's famous dictum as to what science is. In the later chapters he considers the possibility, within an historical framework, of a general theory being based upon selection processes.Throughout, the author constructs a compelling argument for the idea that there are within biology, and that includes the social sciences, something like the general theories that make physics such powerful science. The book will be valuable for all those in the biological and social sciences, in particular, biologists, psychologists, as well as philosophers of science., Diversity and complexity are the hallmarks of living forms. Yet science aims for general causal explanations of its observations - so how can this be achieved in the non-physical sciences? This new book considers whether there can be a general theory in biology and the social sciences, that is in any way equivalent to those seen in physics., Diversity and complexity are the hallmarks of living forms. Yet science aims for general causal explanations of its observations. So how can these be reconciled within the non-physical sciences? Is it possible for a science of life to conform to the requirements of a general theory - the type of theory seen in a 'hard' science such as physics? These are the questions that are explored in this important new book. In Evolutionary worlds without end, Henry Plotkin considers whether there is any general theory in biology, including the social sciences, that is in any way equivalent to the general theories of physics. It starts by examining Ernest Rutherford's famous dictum as to what science is. In the later chapters he considers the possibility, within an historical framework, of a general theory being based upon selection processes.Throughout, the author constructs a compelling argument for the idea that there are within biology, and that includes the social sciences, something like the general theories that make physics such powerful science. The book will be valuable for all those in the biological and social sciences, in particular, biologists, psychologists, as well as philosophers of science.
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QH307.2

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