The Darwinian revolution
Michael Ruse.
Bok Engelsk 2019 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (74 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s).
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Jun 2019).. - Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- The Darwinian Revolution -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1 What Was the Revolution? -- Progress versus Providence -- Charles Robert Darwin -- Teleology -- 2 Was There a Revolution? -- Revolutions Defined -- Reception -- "Dramatic and Wide-Reaching Change"? -- Evolution as Fact -- Natural Selection -- Popular Science -- 3 What Kind of Revolution? -- Kuhn on Science -- Before the Origin -- After the Origin -- Darwin's Debts -- Metaphor -- Epistemic Values -- Epistemic Values -- Evolution as Religion -- 4 Philosophical Epilogue -- Summing Up -- Darwinism and Philosophy -- The Analytic Rejection -- Completing the Darwinian Revolution -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments.. - What is the Darwinian revolution and why is it important for philosophers? These are the questions tackled in this Element. In four sections, the topics covered are the story of the revolution, the question of whether it really was a revolution, the nature of the revolution, and the implications for philosophy, both epistemology and ethics.
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| ISBN | 9781108672047
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