Overview
- Explores applications of evolutionary theory in psychology, social sciences and beyond
- Demonstrates the power of “Darwinian thinking” in understanding developmental processes
- Presents the evolution theory and its applications at a level which is accessible to non-specialists and newcomers
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Frontiers Collection (FRONTCOLL)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Darwinism in Approaches to the Mind
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Impact of Darwinism in the Social Sciences and Philosophy
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Philosophical Aspects of Darwinism in the Life Sciences
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About this book
These essays by leading philosophers and scientists focus on recent ideas at the forefront of modern Darwinism, showcasing and exploring the challenges they raise as well as open problems. This interdisciplinary volume is unique in that it addresses the key notions of evolutionary theory in approaches to the mind, in the philosophy of biology, in the social sciences and humanities; furthermore it considers recent challenges to, and extensions of, Neo-Darwinism. The essays demonstrate that Darwinism is an evolving paradigm, with a sphere of influence far greater than even Darwin is likely to have imagined when he published ‘On the Origin of Species’ in 1859.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Martin Brinkworth is a Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Bradford (UK). Inspired by evolutionary science as a Zoology undergraduate, he now studies the transmission of heritable mutation and epigenetic alteration through the male germline, and their implications for human health.
Friedel Weinert is professor of philosophy at the University of Bradford (UK). His research interests focus on the interrelation between philosophy and science.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evolution 2.0
Book Subtitle: Implications of Darwinism in Philosophy and the Social and Natural Sciences
Editors: Martin Brinkworth, Friedel Weinert
Series Title: The Frontiers Collection
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20496-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-20495-1Published: 07 October 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-27036-9Published: 29 November 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-20496-8Published: 07 October 2011
Series ISSN: 1612-3018
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6619
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 264
Topics: Philosophy of Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Sociology, general, Biological Psychology