Derek Turner

Gebundenes Buch

Paleontology

Beschreibung

Explores the far-reaching philosophical questions of paleontology, discussing diverse issues such as punctuated equilibrium and species selection.

Autor

Derek Turner is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Connecticut College. His previous publications include Making Prehistory: Historical Science and the Scientific Realism Debate (Cambridge University Press, 2007), as well as a number of articles on the philosophy of paleontology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 600g
• ISBN-13: 9780521116374
• ISBN-10: 0521116376
• Artikelnr.: 32467457

Rezensionen

"...This is one of the first to deal specifically with paleontology.... The book reads well.... The book appears to be oriented toward graduate-level seminars and professionals.... recommended..."
--L.T. Spencer, emeritus, Plymouth State University, Choice