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What the Philosophy of Biology Is

Essays dedicated to David Hull

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Michael Ruse

    1. University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

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Part of the book series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series (NIPS, volume 32)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. David Hull Through Two Decades

    • Michael Ruse
    Pages 1-15

  3. Rethinking the Propensity Interpretation: A Peek Inside Pandora’s Box1

    • John Beatty, Susan Finsen
    Pages 17-30

  4. Species as Entities of Biological Theory

    • Joel Cracraft
    Pages 31-52

  5. Individuality, History and Laws of Nature in Biology

    • Michael T. Ghiselin
    Pages 53-66

  6. Interaction and Evolution

    • Marjorie Grene
    Pages 67-73

  7. Picturing Weismannism: A Case Study of Conceptual Evolution

    • James R. Griesemer, William C. Wimsatt
    Pages 75-137

  8. Replicators and Interactors in Cultural Evolution

    • C. M. Heyes, H. C. Plotkin
    Pages 139-162

  9. Darwin’s Theory and Darwin’s Argument

    • M. J. S. Hodge
    Pages 163-182

  10. Some Puzzles About Species

    • Philip Kitcher
    Pages 183-208

  11. The Rational Weight of the Scientific Past: Forging Fundamental Change in a Conservative Discipline

    • Larry Laudan
    Pages 209-220

  12. Individuals, Species and the Development of Mineralogy and Geology

    • Rachel Laudan
    Pages 221-233

  13. Attaching Names to Objects

    • Ernst Mayr
    Pages 235-243

  14. From Reductionism to Instrumentalism?

    • Alexander Rosenberg
    Pages 245-262

  15. Systematics and Circularity

    • Elliott Sober
    Pages 263-273

  16. David Hull’s Conception of the Structure of Evolutionary Theory

    • Paul Thompson
    Pages 275-287

  17. Kinds, Individuals and Theories

    • E. O. Wiley
    Pages 289-300

  18. Evolvers are Individuals: Extension of the Species as Individuals Claim

    • Mary B. Williams
    Pages 301-308

  19. A Function for Actual Examples in Philosophy of Science

    • David L. Hull
    Pages 309-321

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 323-339
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About this book

Philosophers of science frequently bemoan (or cheer) the fact that today, with the supposed collapse of logical empiricism, there are now ;;10 grand systems. However, although this mayor may not be true, and if true mayor may not be a cause for delight, no one should conclude that the philosophy of science has ground to a halt, its problems exhausted and its practioners dispirited. In fact, in this post­ Kuhnian age the subject has never been more alive, as we work with enthusiasm on special topics, historical and conceptual. And no topic has grown and thrived quite like the philosophy of biology, which now has many students in the field producing high-quality articles and monographs. The success of this subject is due above all to the work and influence of one man: David Hull. In his own writings and in the support he has given to others, he has shown true leadership, in the best Platonic sense. It is now twenty years since Hull fnt gave his seminal paper 'What the philosophy of biology is not', and to mark that point and to show our respect, gratitude and affection to its author, a number of us who owe much to Hull decided to produce a volume of essays on and around themes to which Hull has spoken.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

    Michael Ruse

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: What the Philosophy of Biology Is

  • Book Subtitle: Essays dedicated to David Hull

  • Editors: Michael Ruse

  • Series Title: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1169-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7020-1Published: 26 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1169-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-4530

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 348

  • Topics: Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Science

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