Mystery of mysteries is evolution a social construction? /
Is science objective, a disinterested reflection of reality, as Karl Popper and his followers believed? Or is it subjective, a social construction, as Thomas Kuhn maintained? This text adds to the argument, using evolutionary theory as a case study.
| Main Author: | Ruse, Michael. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
1999.
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| Physical Description: |
viii, 296 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. |
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue: science wars
- Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn: two theories of science
- Erasmus Darwin: from fish to philosopher
- Charles Darwin: On the origin of species
- Julian Huxley: religion without revelation
- Theodosius Dobzhansky: evolution comes of age
- Richard Dawkins: burying the watchmaker
- Stephen Jay Gould: speaking out for paleontology
- Richard Lewontin: adaptation and its discontents
- Edward O. Wilson: Southern Baptist meets Charles Darwin
- Geoffrey Parker: the professional's professional
- Jack Sepkoski: crunching the fossils
- Metaphors and metavalues: can evolution cut the mustard?
- Epilogue: terms of engagement.