Informationen zum Autor Michael Ruse is the former Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Guelph. He is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a Gifford Lecturer, and the author or editor of more than sixty books. Joseph Travis is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Biological Science at Florida State University. Edward O. Wilson was Pellegrino University Professor, Emeritus, at Harvard University. In addition to two Pulitzer Prizes (one of which he shares with Bert Hölldobler), Wilson has won many scientific awards, including the National Medal of Science and the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Klappentext Spanning evolutionary science from its inception to its latest findings, from discoveries and data to philosophy and history, this book is the most complete, authoritative, and inviting one-volume introduction to evolutionary biology available. Zusammenfassung Spanning evolutionary science from its inception to its latest findings! from discoveries and data to philosophy and history! this book is the most complete! authoritative! and inviting one-volume introduction to evolutionary biology available. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Edward O. Wilson Introduction Michael Ruse and Joseph Travis The History of Evolutionary Thought Michael Ruse The Origin of Life Jeffrey L. Bada and Antonio Lazcano Paleontology and the History of Life Michael Benton Adaptation Joseph Travis and David Reznick Molecular Evolution Francisco J. Ayala Evolution of the Genome Brian Charlesworth and Deborah Charlesworth The Pattern and Process of Speciation Margaret B. Ptacek and Shala J. Hankison Evolution and Development Gregory A. Wray Social Behavior and Sociobiology Daniel I. Rubenstein Human Evolution Henry M. McHenry Evolutionary Biology of Disease Michael F. Antolin and Darwinian Medicine Beyond the Darwinian Paradigm: Understanding Biological Forms Brian Goodwin Philosophy of Evolutionary Thought Kim Sterelny Evolution and Society Manfred D. Laubichler and Jane Maienschein American Antievolutionism: Retrospect and Prospect Eugenie C. Scott Alphabetical Guide Contributors Index ...

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Michael Ruse is the former Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Guelph. He is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a Gifford Lecturer, and the author or editor of more than sixty books. Joseph Travis is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Biological Science at Florida State University.Edward O. Wilson was Pellegrino University Professor, Emeritus, at Harvard University. In addition to two Pulitzer Prizes (one of which he shares with Bert Hölldobler), Wilson has won many scientific awards, including the National Medal of Science and the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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Spanning evolutionary science from its inception to its latest findings, from discoveries and data to philosophy and history, this book is the most complete, authoritative, and inviting one-volume introduction to evolutionary biology available.