Science and Selection: Essays on Biological Evolution and the Philosophy of Science (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology) - Hardcover

Hull, David L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521643392 ISBN 13: 9780521643399

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

One way to understand science is as a selection process. David Hull, one of the dominant figures in contemporary philosophy of science, sets out in this 2001 volume a general analysis of this selection process that applies equally to biological evolution, the reaction of the immune system to antigens, operant learning, and social and conceptual change in science. Hull aims to distinguish between those characteristics that are contingent features of selection and those that are essential. Science and Selection brings together many of David Hull's most important essays on selection (some never before published) in one accessible volume.

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Review

'This volume is one of the best collections of papers I have read in a long time.' International Studies in the Philosophy of Science

'All the papers collected here exemplify Hull's direct and clear-headed approach to philosophy. The papers include refinements to Hull's views in response to critics, some new theoretical developments and some new examples ... Hull makes interesting and productive suggestions for how to start work in some of these areas.' Biology and Philosophy

Book Description

David Hull, one of the dominant figures in contemporary philosophy of science, sets out in this 2001 volume a general analysis of a selection process that applies equally to biological evolution, the reaction of the immune system to antigens, operant learning, and social and conceptual change in science.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521643392
• ISBN 13: 9780521643399
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288