{"product_id":"science-and-selection-essays-on-biological-evolution-and-the-philosophy-of-science-hardback-9780521643399","title":"Science and Selection; Essays on Biological Evolution and the Philosophy of Science (Hardback) 9780521643399","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eScience and Selection\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEssays on Biological Evolution and the Philosophy of Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 2001 book brings together many of David Hull's most important essays on selection in one accessible volume.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid L. Hull (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521643399, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 November 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 2 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'All the papers collected here exemplify Hull's direct and clear-headed approach to philosophy. The papers include refinements to Hull's views in response to critics, some new theoretical developments and some new examples … Hull makes interesting and productive suggestions for how to start work in some of these areas.' Biology and Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOne 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 2001 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Selection in Biological Evolution: 1. Interactors versus vehicles\u003cbr\u003e 2. Taking vehicles seriously\u003cbr\u003e 3. A general analysis of selection, with Rod Langman and Sigrid Glenn\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Selection in the Evolution of  Science: 4. A mechanism and its metaphysics\u003cbr\u003e 5. Why scientists behave scientifically\u003cbr\u003e 6. What's wrong with invisible-hand explanations?\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Testing our Views about Science: 7. A function for actual examples in philosophy of science\u003cbr\u003e 8. The evolution of conceptual systems in science\u003cbr\u003e 9. Testing philosophical claims about science\u003cbr\u003e 10. That just don't sound right: a plea for real examples in philosophy of science\u003cbr\u003e 11. Studying the study of science scientifically.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46129381114136,"sku":"9780521643399","price":45.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521644051.jpg?v=1691666772","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/science-and-selection-essays-on-biological-evolution-and-the-philosophy-of-science-hardback-9780521643399","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}