The Philosophy of Biology: A Companion for Educators
- ISBN-10
- 9400765371
- ISBN-13
- 9789400765375
- Series
- The Philosophy of Biology
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 762
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-06-18
- Publisher
- Springer Science & Business Media
- Author
- Kostas Kampourakis
Description
This book brings together for the first time philosophers of biology to write about some of the most central concepts and issues in their field from the perspective of biology education. The chapters of the book cover a variety of topics ranging from traditional ones, such as biological explanation, biology and religion or biology and ethics, to contemporary ones, such as genomics, systems biology or evolutionary developmental biology. Each of the 30 chapters covers the respective philosophical literature in detail and makes specific suggestions for biology education. The aim of this book is to inform biology educators, undergraduate and graduate students in biology and related fields, students in teacher training programs, and curriculum developers about the current state of discussion on the major topics in the philosophy of biology and its implications for teaching biology. In addition, the book can be valuable to philosophers of biology as an introductory text in undergraduate and graduate courses.
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Other editions
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- 2004-08-02
- 446 pages
- Paperback
- Cambridge University Press
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