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Science and selection : essays on biological evolution and the philosophy of science

Title
  1. Science and selection : essays on biological evolution and the philosophy of science / David L. Hull.
Published by
  1. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Author
  1. Hull, David L.

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Description
  1. x, 267 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. Publisher description: 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 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.
Series statement
  1. Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology
Uniform title
  1. Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology
Subject
  1. Evolution (Biology) > Philosophy
  2. Science > Philosophy
  3. Natural selection > Philosophy
  4. 42.21 evolution
  5. Evolution (Biology) > Philosophy
  6. Natural selection > Philosophy
  7. Science > Philosophy
  8. Evolution
  9. Selektionstheorie
  10. Wissenschaft
  11. Evolutietheorie
  12. Wetenschapsfilosofie
  13. Natuurlijke selectie
  14. Filosofia da ciência
  15. Evolução (filosofia)
  16. Seleção natural (filosofia)
  17. Évolution (biologie)
  18. Évolutionnisme
  19. Sélection naturelle
Contents
  1. pt. 1. Selection in biological evolution. Interactors versus Vehicles -- Taking Vehicles seriously -- A general account of selection: biology, immunology, and behavior, with Rodney E. Langman and Sigrid S. Glenn -- pt. 2. Selection in the evolution of science. A mechanism and its metaphysics: an evolutionary account of the social and conceptual development of science -- Why scientists behave scientifically -- What's wrong with invisible-hand explanations? -- pt. 3. Testing our views about science. A function for actual examples in philosophy of science.
  2. The evolution of conceptual systems in science -- Testing philosophical claims about science -- That just don't sound right: a plea for real examples -- Studying the study of science scientifically.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-262) and index.