Philosophy of Biology. 2007. (Philosophy and Science Series, Volume 1). 2007. 320 p. gr8vo. Cloth.

Provides an up-to-date presentation of the key philosophical issues.The text is organized in four parts. The first part covers the philo-sophical challenges posed by evolution and evolutionary biology, beginning with Darwin's central argument in the Origin of Species.The second part examines philosophical questions arising in connectionwith biolocial traits, function, nature and nurture, and biological kinds, followed by an examination of metaphysical questions, biology'srelation with the traditional concerns of philosophy of science, and howevolution has been introduced into the epistemological debates. The final section considers the relevance of biology to questions about ethics, religion, and human nature.