This book is a collection of essays from the most eminent evolutionary biologist of the twentieth century. Ernst Mayr explores biology as an autonomous science, the history of evolutionary thought, the contributions of philosophy to the science of biology, and the major ongoing issues in evolutionary theory.
This book is a collection of essays from the most eminent evolutionary biologist of the twentieth century. Ernst Mayr explores biology as an autonomous science, the history of evolutionary thought, the contributions of philosophy to the science of biology, and the major ongoing issues in evolutionary theory.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ernst Mayr (1904-2005) was Professor Emeritus and former Director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. For his contributions as an evolutionary biologist, taxonomist, ornithologist, as well as historian and philosopher of biology, Mayr was hailed as 'the Darwin of the 20th century'.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. Science and sciences 2. The autonomy of biology 3. Teleology 4. Analysis or reductionism 5. Darwin's influence on modern thought 6. Darwin's five theories of evolution 7. Maturation of Darwinism 8. Selection 9. Do Thomas Kuhn's scientific revolutions take place? 10. Another look at the species problem 11. The origin of human 12. Are we alone in this vast universe?
Introduction 1. Science and sciences 2. The autonomy of biology 3. Teleology 4. Analysis or reductionism 5. Darwin's influence on modern thought 6. Darwin's five theories of evolution 7. Maturation of Darwinism 8. Selection 9. Do Thomas Kuhn's scientific revolutions take place? 10. Another look at the species problem 11. The origin of human 12. Are we alone in this vast universe?
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