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- catalog abstract ""This authoritative book, written by the leading experts in the field of the philosophy of biology, brings together the defining literature in the debate concerning proper analysis of teleological concepts in biology. The introduction provides a clear and coherent overview to the philosophical progress regarding the nature of function in biology, and the book's chronological structure offers historical insight and perspective."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11262160.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""This authoritative book, written by the leading experts in the field of the philosophy of biology, brings together the defining literature in the debate concerning proper analysis of teleological concepts in biology. The introduction provides a clear and coherent overview to the philosophical progress regarding the nature of function in biology, and the book's chronological structure offers historical insight and perspective."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Functions / Larry Wright -- Functional analysis / Robert Cummins -- Proper functions / Ruth Garrett Millikan -- Functions / John Bigelow and Robert Pargetter -- Ambiguity in the notion 'function' / Ruth Garrett Millikan -- Teleological notion of 'function' / Karen Neander -- Functional analysis and proper functions / Paul E. Griffiths -- Function and design / Philip Kitcher -- Functions : consensus without unity ; Modern history theory of functions / Peter Godfrey-Smith -- Malfunctioning / Karen Neander -- Misuse of Sober's selection for -- selection of distinction / Richard Goode and Paul E. Griffiths -- Biological function, adaptation, and natural design / Colin Allen and Marc Bekoff -- Taxonomy of functions / Denis Walsh and André Ariew -- Etiological theories of function : a geographical survey / David J. Buller.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "viii, 325 p. :".
- catalog identifier "079144211X (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0791442128 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "SUNY series in philosophy and biology".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press,".
- catalog subject "501 21".
- catalog subject "Biology Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "QH331 .F895 1999".
- catalog subject "Teleology.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Functions / Larry Wright -- Functional analysis / Robert Cummins -- Proper functions / Ruth Garrett Millikan -- Functions / John Bigelow and Robert Pargetter -- Ambiguity in the notion 'function' / Ruth Garrett Millikan -- Teleological notion of 'function' / Karen Neander -- Functional analysis and proper functions / Paul E. Griffiths -- Function and design / Philip Kitcher -- Functions : consensus without unity ; Modern history theory of functions / Peter Godfrey-Smith -- Malfunctioning / Karen Neander -- Misuse of Sober's selection for -- selection of distinction / Richard Goode and Paul E. Griffiths -- Biological function, adaptation, and natural design / Colin Allen and Marc Bekoff -- Taxonomy of functions / Denis Walsh and André Ariew -- Etiological theories of function : a geographical survey / David J. Buller.".
- catalog title "Function, selection, and design / edited by David J. Buller.".
- catalog type "text".