Facts, Conventions, and the Levels of Selection (Hardcover, New Ed)

Debates concerning the units and levels of selection have persisted for over fifty years. One major question in this literature is whether units and levels of selection are genuine, in the sense that they are objective features of the world, or merely reflect the interests and goals of an observer. Scientists and philosophers have proposed a range of answers to this question. This Element introduces this literature and proposes a novel contribution. It defends a realist stance and offers a way of delineating genuine levels of selection by invoking the notion of a functional unit.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Elements in the Philosophy of Biology
Release date:	September 2021
Authors:	Pierrick Bourrat
Dimensions:	236 x 158 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	75
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-00-909829-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	1-00-909829-2
Barcode:	9781009098298

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