Contemporary Debates In Philosophy Of Biology Brings Together Original Essays On Some Of The Most Hotly Debated Questions In This Lively And Fast-moving Field. Each Of The Ten Sections Introduces A Specific Issue Within Philosophy Of Biology And Offers Suggestions For Further Reading. Pairs Of Newly Commissioned Essays By Leading Scholars Discuss The Central Questions In An Engaging Head-to-head Debate. Together, The Essays Provide An Accessible Introduction To Philosophy Of Biology, And A Springboard To Further Discussion. Showcasing Original Arguments For Well-defined Positions, As Well As Clear And Concise Statements Of Sophisticated Philosophical Views, This Volume Is An Excellent Resource For Professional Philosophers, Biologists, And Students Alike--jacket. It Is Possible To Reduce Biological Explanations To Explanations In Chemistry And/or Physics / Evelyn Fox Keller -- It Is Not Possible To Reduce Biological Explanations To Explanations In Chemistry And/or Physics / John DupreΜ -- Traits Have Evolved To Function The Way They Do Because Of A Past Advantage / Mark Perlman -- Traits Have Not Evolved To Function The Way They Do Because Of A Past Advantage / Robert Cummins And Martin Roth -- Species Are Real Biological Entities / Michael F. Claridge -- Species Are Not Uniquely Real Biological Entities / Brent D. Mishler -- Selection Does Operate Primarily On Genes : In Defense Of The Gene As The Unit Of Selection / Carmen Sapienza -- Selection Does Not Operate Primarily On Genes / Richard M. Burian -- Microevolution And Macroevolution Are Governed By The Same Processes / Michael R. Dietrich -- Microevolution And Macroevolution Are Not Governed By The Same Processes / Douglas H. Erwin --^ Evolutionary Developmental Biology Offers A Significant Challenge To The Neo-darwinian Paradigm / Manfred D. Laubichler -- Evolutionary Developmental Biology Does Not Offer A Significant Challenge To The Neo-darwinian Paradigm / Alessandro Minelli -- The Basic Components Of The Human Mind Were Solidified During The Pleistocene Epoch / Valerie G. Starratt And Todd K. Shackelford -- The Basic Components Of The Human Mind Were Not Solidified During The Pleistocene Epoch / Stephen M. Downes -- Memetics Does Provide A Useful Way Of Understanding Cultural Evolution / Susan Blackmore -- Memetics Does Not Provide A Useful Way Of Understanding Cultural Evolution : A Developmental Perspective / William C. Wimsatt -- The Biological Sciences Can Act As A Ground For Ethics / Michael Ruse -- What The Biological Sciences Can And Cannot Contribute To Ethics / Francisco J. Ayala --^ There Is A Place For Intelligent Design In The Philosophy Of Biology : Intelligent Design In (philosophy Of) Biology : Some Legitimate Roles / Del Ratzsch -- There Is No Place For Intelligent Design In The Philosophy Of Biology : Intelligent Design Is Not Science / Francisco J. Ayala. Edited By Francisco J. Ayala And Robert Arp. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.