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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Francisco J. Ayala (School of Biological Sciences, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA)Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Imprint: Academic Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9780128036938ISBN 10: 0128036931 Pages: 420 Publication Date: 19 July 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPart I. Evolution Chapter 1. The Darwinian Revolution Chapter 2. Evolution Is a “Fact Chapter 3. Life's Origin Chapter 4. LUCA and the Tree of Life Chapter 5. Three Grand Challenges of Human Biology Part II. Explanation Chapter 6. Design Without Designer Chapter 7. Adaptation and Novelty: Teleological Explanations in Evolutionary Biology Chapter 8. Evolution and Progress Chapter 9. The Scientific Method Chapter 10. Reduction and Emergence Chapter 11. Microevolution and Macroevolution: A New Evolutionary Synthesis? Part III. Ethics, Aesthetics, and Religion Chapter 12. Ethics Chapter 13. Aesthetics Chapter 14. Religion Chapter 15. Law and the Courts Chapter 16. Intelligent Design Chapter 17. Human Evolution, Genetic Engineering, and CloningReviewsThis splendid book,...is a distillation of a lifetime's experience as a practicing scientist and metaphysical reflection on his own work and that of others...Above all, the book is wonderfully comprehensive. --The Quarterly Review of Biology """This splendid book,...is a distillation of a lifetime’s experience as a practicing scientist and metaphysical reflection on his own work and that of others...Above all, the book is wonderfully comprehensive."" --The Quarterly Review of Biology" Author InformationFrancisco J. Ayala is University Professor and Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences and Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Ayala is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), a recipient of the 2001 National Medal of Science, and served as Chair of the Authoring Committee of Science, Evolution, and Creationism, jointly published in 2008 by the NAS and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Ayala has received numerous awards, including the 2010 Templeton Prize for “exceptional contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, and 23 honorary degrees from universities in ten countries. He has been President and Chairman of the Board of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and President of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society of the United States. Dr. Ayala has written numerous books and articles about the intersection of science and religion, including Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion (Joseph Henry Press, 2007), Am I a Monkey? (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010), and The Big Questions. Evolution (Quercus, 2012). He is also the author, with Camilo J. Cela-Conde, of Human Evolution. Trails from the Past (Oxford University Press, 2007). He teaches classes in evolution, genetics, and the philosophy of biology, which are also the subjects of his research. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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