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The definitive work on the philosophical nature and impact of the theories of Charles Darwin, written by a well-known authority on the history and philosophy of Darwinism. Broadly explores the theories of Charles Darwin and Darwin studies Incorporates much information about modern Biology Offers a comprehensive discussion of Darwinism and Christianity & including Creationism & by one of the leading authorities in the field Written in clear, concise, user-friendly language supplemented with quality illustrations Examines the status of evolutionary theory as a genuine theory and its implications for philosophy, epistemology and ethics Provides a strong understanding of the philosophical nature and impact of Darwin's thought Holds wide appeal for general audiences outside the world of academic philosophy Strongly supports Darwinism and fully explores modern naturalistic explanations of religion

Darwin, Charles --- Evolution. --- Evolution --- Philosophy --- Creation --- Emergence (Philosophy) --- Teleology

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Comment des structures fonctionnelles aussi complexes que les virus et les réseaux de neurones émergent-elles ? Découlent-elles nécessairement d'un projet intentionnel, voire d'une volonté providentielle ? Ou bien ces ensembles complexes sont-ils capables de s'organiser eux-mêmes ? Henri Atlan tente, dans ce livre, de répondre à cette question fondamentale. Démontrant ici toute la richesse du concept d'auto-organisation, il fait apparaître les limites des modèles informatiques adoptés par la génétique depuis des décennies ; il fait émerger de nouvelles méthodes scientifiques pour modéliser le réel ; il bouleverse la façon dont inné et acquis se distinguent, se combinent et s'articulent. D'une redéfinition complète de la cellule à une analyse révolutionnaire des actions volontaires et à une nouvelle conception de l'unité entre le corps et l'esprit, Henri Atlan nous ouvre ici de nouvelles perspectives pour penser la complexité du vivant et de l'humain.

Philosophy of science --- Biology --- Self-organizing systems --- Emergence (Philosophy) --- Philosophy --- Self-organizing systems. --- Biologie --- Systèmes auto-organisés --- Emergence (Philosophie) --- Philosophy. --- Philosophie --- Systèmes auto-organisés --- Biology - Philosophy

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Complexity (Philosophy) --- Science --- Philosophy. --- Complexity (Philosophy). --- Philosophy of science --- Normal science --- Philosophy --- Emergence (Philosophy) --- Science - Philosophy.

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The purpose of this book is to present a new mechanistic theory of mutation-driven evolution based on recent advances in genomics and evolutionary developmental biology. The theory asserts, perhaps somewhat controversially, that the driving force behind evolution is mutation, with natural selection being of only secondary importance. The word 'mutation' is used to describe any kind of change in DNA such as nucleotide substitution, gene duplication/deletion, chromosomal change, andgenome duplication. A brief history of the principal evolutionary theories (Darwinism, mutationism, neo-Darwinism,

Mutation (Biology) --- Evolution. --- Philosophy --- Creation --- Emergence (Philosophy) --- Teleology --- Genetics --- Variation (Biology) --- Evolution. Phylogeny

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Grand debates over reduction and emergence are playing out across the sciences, but these debates have reached a stalemate, with both sides declaring victory on empirical grounds. In this book, Carl Gillett provides new theoretical frameworks with which to understand these debates, illuminating both the novel positions of scientific reductionists and emergentists and the recent empirical advances that drive these new views. Gillett also highlights the flaws in existing philosophical frameworks and reorients the discussion to reflect the new scientific advances and issues, including the nature of 'parts' and 'wholes', the character of aggregation, and thus the continuity of nature itself. Most importantly, Gillett shows how disputes about concrete scientific cases are empirically resolvable and hence how we can break the scientific stalemate. Including a detailed glossary of key terms, this volume will be valuable for researchers and advanced students of the philosophy of science and metaphysics, and scientific researchers working in the area.

Philosophy and science --- Science --- Reductionism --- Emergence (Philosophy) --- Philosophy --- Philosophy of science --- Science - Philosophy --- Philosophy and science. --- Reductionism. --- Philosophy.