Name: The Species Problem (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology) (en Inglés)
SKU: 49291535
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Author: Richard A. Richards
ISBN: 9781107541078

portada The Species Problem (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology) (en Inglés)

The Species Problem (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology) (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Cambridge University Press

Autor

Richard A. Richards

Año

2015

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

248

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9781107541078

Categorías

Filosofía de la ciencia
Influencia de la ciencia y la tecnología sobre la sociedad

The Species Problem (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology) (en Inglés)

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There is long-standing disagreement among systematists about how to divide biodiversity into species. Over twenty different species concepts are used to group organisms, according to criteria as diverse as morphological or molecular similarity, interbreeding and genealogical relationships. This, combined with the implications of evolutionary biology, raises the worry that either there is no single kind of species, or that species are not real. This book surveys the history of thinking about species from Aristotle to modern systematics in order to understand the origin of the problem, and advocates a solution based on the idea of the division of conceptual labor, whereby species concepts function in different ways - theoretically and operationally. It also considers related topics such as individuality and the metaphysics of evolution, and how scientific terms get their meaning. This important addition to the current debate will be essential for philosophers and historians of science, and for biologists.