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Man and nature : philosophical issues in biology / edited and with introductions by Ronald Munson.
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Delta book
- A Delta book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Munson, Ronald, 1939- editor.
- Munson, Ronald.
- Biology--Philosophy.
- Biology.
- Penn Provenance:
- Adams, Mark B., (former owner) (Adams copy)
- Physical Description:
- xxxi, 413 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 750 Third Avenue New York, New York 10017 1971.
- Contents:
- Mechanistic explanation and organismic biology / Ernest Nagel
- In defense of biology / Barry Commoner
- Antireductionism and molecular biology / Kenneth F. Schaffner
- Organismic biology / Morton Beckner
- Teleological explanation and teleological systems / Ernest Nagel
- Teleology / Morton Beckner
- Cause and effect in biology / Ernst Mayr
- Two evolutionary theories / Majorie Grene
- Two evolutionary theories
- a discussion / Walter J. Bock and Gerd von Wahlert
- On evolutionary theories / Leigh van Valen
- a reply / Marjorie Grene
- Determinism and indeterminism in biological evolution / Theodosius Dobzhansky
- Evolutionary determinism / George Gaylord Simpson
- Explanation and prediction in evolutionary theory / Michael Scriven / Michael Scriven
- The species concept : a semantic review / Benjamin H. Burma
- The species concept : semantics versus semantics / Ernest Mayr
- Taxonomy, language, and reality / John R. Gregg
- Does evolution manifest progress? / T.A. Goudge
- Man's place in nature / George Gaylord Simpson
- The future of man
- evolutionary aspects / Julian Huxley
- Human value and biological wisdom / C.H. Waddington
- Evolution and general ethical standards / Julian Huxley
- Darwinism and ethics / D. Daiches Raphael
- Biology and ethics / George Gaylord Simpson
- The functional limits of morality / Konrad Lorenz
- Cain's children / Robert Ardrey
- The new litany of innate depravity, or original sin revisited / M.F. Ashley Montagu.
- Notes:
- "A Delta book."--verso of title page.
- "Copyright ©1971 by J. Ronald Munson"--verso of title page.
- "First printing, September 1971"--verso of title page.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-413).
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries Rare copy gifted by Dr. Mark B. Adams in 2018.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Man and nature.
- OCLC:
- 208381
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