Darwinism And Philosophy

<p>The philosophically most challenging science today arguably is no longer physics but biology. It is hardly an exaggeration to state that Charles Darwin has shaped modern evolutionary biology more significantly than anyone else. Moreover since Darwin's day philosophers and scientists have realized the enormous philosophical potential of Darwinism and have tried to expand his insights well beyond the limits of biology. However no consensus has been achieved. The aim of this collection of essays is to revive a comprehensive discussion of the meaning and the philosophical implications of Darwinism.</p><p>The contributors to <i>Darwinism and Philosophy</i> are international scholars from the fields of philosophy science and history of ideas. A strength of this collection is that it brings together sustained reflection from American and Continental philosophical traditions. The conclusions of the contributors vary but taken together their essays successfully map the problems of interpreting Darwinism.</p>