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Routledge Handbook of Evolution and Philosophy

Joyce Richard
Heftet / 2020 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780367573072
Publisert
2020-06-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
860 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
174 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
464

Redaktør
Joyce Richard

Om bidragsyterne

Richard Joyce is Professor of Philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is author of The Myth of Morality (2001), The Evolution of Morality (2006), and Essays in Moral Skepticism (2016), as well as many articles on metaethics and moral psychology. He has co-edited A World Without Values (2010) and Cooperation and its Evolution (2013).

Routledge Handbook of Evolution and Philosophy

Joyce Richard
Heftet / 2020 / Engelsk
Joyce Richard
Heftet / 2020 / Engelsk
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<p><em>"The Routledge Handbook of Evolution and Philosophy</em> is a superb introduction to the field. Particularly impressive are the breadth of topics and the incredibly encouraging range of authors, young and old, male and female, and from so many countries and cultures. This is a book that will last."</p><p>--Michael Ruse, <em>Florida State University</em> </p>

In recent years, the relation between contemporary academic philosophy and evolutionary theory has become ever more active, multifaceted, and productive. The connection is a bustling two-way street. In one direction, philosophers of biology make significant contributions to theoretical discussions about the nature of evolution (such as "What is a species?"; "What is reproductive fitness?"; "Does selection operate primarily on genes?"; and "What is an evolutionary function?"). In the other direction, a broader group of philosophers appeal to Darwinian selection in an attempt to illuminate traditional philosophical puzzles (such as "How could a brain-state have representational content?"; "Are moral judgments justified?"; "Why do we enjoy fiction?"; and "Are humans invariably selfish?"). In grappling with these questions, this interdisciplinary collection includes cutting-edge examples from both directions of traffic. The thirty contributions, written exclusively for this volume, are divided into six sections: The Nature of Selection; Evolution and Information; Human Nature; Evolution and Mind; Evolution and Ethics; and Evolution, Aesthetics, and Art. Many of the contributing philosophers and psychologists are international leaders in their fields.
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Thirty chapters written by international leaders in the field on the connections between contemporary academic philosophy and evolutionary theory.
ContentsList of ContributorsPrefacePART IThe Nature of Selection1 The nature of selection: An overview Tim Lewens2 Multilevel selection and units of selection up and down the biological hierarchyElisabeth A. Lloyd3 Adaptation, multilevel selection, and organismality: A clash of perspectivesEllen Clarke4 Fitness maximizationJonathan Birch5 Does biology need teleology?Karen NeanderPART IIEvolution and Information6 Evolution and information: An overviewUlrich Stegmann7 The construction of learned information through selection processesNir Fresco, Eva Jablonka, and Simona Ginsburg8 Genetic, epigenetic, and exogenetic informationKarola Stotz and Paul Griffiths9 Language: From how-possibly to how-probably? Kim Sterelny10 Acquiring knowledge on species-specific biorealities: The applied evolutionary epistemological approachNathalie Gontier and Michael BradiePART IIIHuman Nature11 Human Nature: An overviewStephen Downes12 The reality of species: Real phenomena not theoretical objects John Wilkins13 Modern essentialism for species and its animadversionsJoseph LaPorte14 What is human nature (if it is anything at all?)Louise Barrett15 The right to ignore: An epistemic defense of the nature/culture divideMaria KronfeldnerPART IVEvolution and Mind16 Evolution and mind: An overviewValerie Hardcastle17 Routes to the convergent evolution of cognitionEdward Legg, Ljerka Ostojić, and Nicola Clayton18 Is consciousness an adaptation?Kari Theurer and Thomas Polger19 Plasticity and modularityEdouard Machery20 The prospects for teleosemantics: Can biological functions fix mental content?Justine KingsburyPART VEvolution and Ethics21 Evolution and ethics: An overviewCatherine Wilson 22 The evolution of moral intuitions and their feeling of rightnessChristine Clavien and Chloë FitzGerald23 Are we losing it? Darwin’s moral sense and the importance of early experienceDarcia Narvaez 24 The evolution of morality and the prospects for moral realismBen Fraser25 Moral cheesecake, evolved psychology, and the debunking impulseDaniel KellyPART VIEvolution, Aesthetics, and Art26 Evolution, aest
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"The Routledge Handbook of Evolution and Philosophy is a superb introduction to the field. Particularly impressive are the breadth of topics and the incredibly encouraging range of authors, young and old, male and female, and from so many countries and cultures. This is a book that will last."--Michael Ruse, Florida State University
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<p><em>"The Routledge Handbook of Evolution and Philosophy</em> is a superb introduction to the field. Particularly impressive are the breadth of topics and the incredibly encouraging range of authors, young and old, male and female, and from so many countries and cultures. This is a book that will last."</p><p>--Michael Ruse, <em>Florida State University</em> </p>

In recent years, the relation between contemporary academic philosophy and evolutionary theory has become ever more active, multifaceted, and productive. The connection is a bustling two-way street. In one direction, philosophers of biology make significant contributions to theoretical discussions about the nature of evolution (such as "What is a species?"; "What is reproductive fitness?"; "Does selection operate primarily on genes?"; and "What is an evolutionary function?"). In the other direction, a broader group of philosophers appeal to Darwinian selection in an attempt to illuminate traditional philosophical puzzles (such as "How could a brain-state have representational content?"; "Are moral judgments justified?"; "Why do we enjoy fiction?"; and "Are humans invariably selfish?"). In grappling with these questions, this interdisciplinary collection includes cutting-edge examples from both directions of traffic. The thirty contributions, written exclusively for this volume, are divided into six sections: The Nature of Selection; Evolution and Information; Human Nature; Evolution and Mind; Evolution and Ethics; and Evolution, Aesthetics, and Art. Many of the contributing philosophers and psychologists are international leaders in their fields.
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Thirty chapters written by international leaders in the field on the connections between contemporary academic philosophy and evolutionary theory.
ContentsList of ContributorsPrefacePART IThe Nature of Selection1 The nature of selection: An overview Tim Lewens2 Multilevel selection and units of selection up and down the biological hierarchyElisabeth A. Lloyd3 Adaptation, multilevel selection, and organismality: A clash of perspectivesEllen Clarke4 Fitness maximizationJonathan Birch5 Does biology need teleology?Karen NeanderPART IIEvolution and Information6 Evolution and information: An overviewUlrich Stegmann7 The construction of learned information through selection processesNir Fresco, Eva Jablonka, and Simona Ginsburg8 Genetic, epigenetic, and exogenetic informationKarola Stotz and Paul Griffiths9 Language: From how-possibly to how-probably? Kim Sterelny10 Acquiring knowledge on species-specific biorealities: The applied evolutionary epistemological approachNathalie Gontier and Michael BradiePART IIIHuman Nature11 Human Nature: An overviewStephen Downes12 The reality of species: Real phenomena not theoretical objects John Wilkins13 Modern essentialism for species and its animadversionsJoseph LaPorte14 What is human nature (if it is anything at all?)Louise Barrett15 The right to ignore: An epistemic defense of the nature/culture divideMaria KronfeldnerPART IVEvolution and Mind16 Evolution and mind: An overviewValerie Hardcastle17 Routes to the convergent evolution of cognitionEdward Legg, Ljerka Ostojić, and Nicola Clayton18 Is consciousness an adaptation?Kari Theurer and Thomas Polger19 Plasticity and modularityEdouard Machery20 The prospects for teleosemantics: Can biological functions fix mental content?Justine KingsburyPART VEvolution and Ethics21 Evolution and ethics: An overviewCatherine Wilson 22 The evolution of moral intuitions and their feeling of rightnessChristine Clavien and Chloë FitzGerald23 Are we losing it? Darwin’s moral sense and the importance of early experienceDarcia Narvaez 24 The evolution of morality and the prospects for moral realismBen Fraser25 Moral cheesecake, evolved psychology, and the debunking impulseDaniel KellyPART VIEvolution, Aesthetics, and Art26 Evolution, aest
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"The Routledge Handbook of Evolution and Philosophy is a superb introduction to the field. Particularly impressive are the breadth of topics and the incredibly encouraging range of authors, young and old, male and female, and from so many countries and cultures. This is a book that will last."--Michael Ruse, Florida State University
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780367573072
Publisert
2020-06-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
860 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
174 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
464

Redaktør
Joyce Richard

Om bidragsyterne

Richard Joyce is Professor of Philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is author of The Myth of Morality (2001), The Evolution of Morality (2006), and Essays in Moral Skepticism (2016), as well as many articles on metaethics and moral psychology. He has co-edited A World Without Values (2010) and Cooperation and its Evolution (2013).

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