Toward a New Philosophy of Biology

Toward a New Philosophy of Biology
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 582
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ISBN-10 : 0674896661
ISBN-13 : 9780674896666
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Book Synopsis Toward a New Philosophy of Biology by : Ernst Mayr

Download or read book Toward a New Philosophy of Biology written by Ernst Mayr and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of twenty-eight essays, five previously unpublished, grouped into nine categories: Philosophy, Natural Selection, Adaptation, Darwin, Diversity, Species, Speciation, Macroevolution, and Historical Perspective. The book, Ernst Mayr notes in the Foreword, is an attempt "to strengthen the bridge between biology and philosophy, and point to the new direction in which a new philosophy of biology will move."


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