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OverviewDyke examines the controversial topics of sociobiology and evolution from scientific and philosophical perspectives. At issue are the basic underpinnings of biology: explanation, determination, teleology, reductionism, and hierarchy. The author proposes that progress in sociobiology and evolution is hindered by an outmoded philosophical view of science that does not adequately take into account recent advances in our understanding of basic biological processes. His goal is to shift the focus from a philosophical understanding based on observation from outside biology to a dynamic, philosophically aware science. Full Product DetailsAuthor: C. Dyke (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.30cm Weight: 0.482kg ISBN: 9780195051766ISBN 10: 0195051769 Pages: 174 Publication Date: 31 March 1988 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction; Explanation, possibility, and determinism; The structure of emergence; Complexity and closure; Layers, loops, and levels; Nature and convention; The evolution of second nature; Negotiating social space; The formative dynamics of cities; Toward a social dynamics.ReviewsDyke's book . . . is radical in both methodology and content . . . . those dissatisfied with the dominant scientific paradigm will delight in Dyke's iconoclasm . . . . his efforts to explain the emergence of living systems from prelife in chemical terms are admirable. Taken alone, they are worth the price of the book --John Collier, Biology and Philosophy Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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