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by Thomas Heams (Editor); Philippe Huneman (Editor); Guillaume Lecointre (Editor)

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The Darwinian theory of evolution is itself evolving and this book presents the details of the core of modern Darwinism and its latest developmental directions. The authors present current scientific work addressing theoretical problems and challenges in four sections, beginning with the concepts of evolution theory, its processes of variation, heredity, selection, adaptation and function, and its patterns of character, species, descent and life.

The second part of this book scrutinizes Darwinism in the philosophy of science and its usefulness in understanding ecosystems, whilst the third section deals with its application in disciplines beyond the biological sciences, including evolutionary psychology and evolutionary economics, Darwinian morality and phylolinguistics. The final section addresses anti-Darwinism, the creationist view and issues around teaching evolution in secondary schools.

The reader learns how current experimental biology is opening important perspectives on the sources of variation, and thus of the very power of natural selection. This work examines numerous examples of the extension of the principle of natural selection and provides the opportunity to critically reflect on a rich theory, on the methodological rigour that presides in its extensions and exportations, and on the necessity to measure its advantages and also its limits.

Scholars interested in modern Darwinism and scientific research, its concepts, research programs and controversies will find this book an excellent read, and those considering how Darwinism might evolve, how it can apply to the human sciences and other disciplines beyond its origins will find it particularly valuable.

Originally produced in French (Les Mondes Darwiniens), the scope and usefulness of the book have led to the production of this English text, to reach a wider audience.

This book is a milestone in the impressive penetration by Francophone scholars intothe world of Darwinian science, its historiography and philosophy over the last two decades...This English translation does indeed serve as a Handbook of Darwinian Thinking that will advance understanding of Darwinian theory in every language.

Alex Rosenberg, R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy, Duke University

Until now this useful and comprehensive handbook has only been available to francophones. Thanks to this invaluable new translation, this collection of insightful and original essays can reach the global audience it deserves.

Tim Lewens, University of Cambridge

Details

Title Handbook of Evolutionary Thinking in the Sciences
Author Thomas Heams (Editor); Philippe Huneman (Editor); Guillaume Lecointre (Editor)
Binding Hardcover
Pages 910
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Springer
Date 2014-12-02
Illustrated Yes
Features Illustrated
ISBN 9789401790130 / 9401790132
Weight 3.52 lbs (1.60 kg)
Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 2.19 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 5.56 cm)
Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Science/Technology Aspects
Dewey Decimal Code 507.1

About the author

Thomas Heams, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Animal Genomics at AgroParisTech, Paris (Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences). His teaching and research interests are at the crossroads of Animal Sciences, Molecular Biology and the History of Scientific Ideas. He has coordinated several translations of books from English (American) and German to French. He is a member of the Editions Matriologiques editorial board.

Philippe Huneman, PhD, is Research Director at the Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques (CNRS / Universit Paris I Sorbonne). He is a philosopher of biology, working mainly on issues about evolutionary biology. His main published papers are about: the variety of evolutionary explanations, causation and explanation in biology, the issue of individuality in biology and ecology, and the formal definitions of emergence, as well as the concept of organism andits role in current biology. This last topic relates to former work he has been extensively doing about Kantian views of biology with regard to prebiological conceptions of organisms. (Mtaphysique et biologie. Kant et la constitution du concept d'organisme, Paris: Kim, 2008). He also edited Functions: selection and mechanisms (Synthese Library, Dordrecht: Springer. 2012), with Frdric Bouchard, From Groups to Individuals. (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2013) and with Denis Walsh, Challenges in Evolutionary Biology, to come out at Oxford University Press in 2014.

Guillaume Lecointre, PhD, is a research scientist, systematist, professor at Paris Museum (Musum national d'Histoire naturelle) where he leads the research department of Systematics and Evolution. He's also involved in the improvement of the training of french teachers in systematics and evolutionary sciences. He published more than one hundred peer-reviewed papers and ten books (among them "The tree of life", with Herv Le Guyader, Harvard Univ. Press).

With a background in biology (ethology), Marc Silberstein is a scientific publisher. Founder of Editions Matriologiques (Paris) in 2010. Editor with Jean-Jacques Kupiec et al., Le Hasard au coeur de la cellule (EM, 2011); avec Thomas Heams, Philippe Huneman, Guillaume Lecointre, Les Mondes darwiniens. L'volution de l'volution (first ed. 2009, new ed. 2011 ); with Grard Lambert & Philippe Huneman, Disease, Classification and Evidence New essays in the philosophy of medicine (Springer, 2014); Marc Silberstein (ed.), Matriaux philosophiques et scientifiques pour un matrialisme contemporain (2013).