Philosophy of Biology

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:academic
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:addressesQuestion How are organisms classified?
How do genes influence traits?
Is biology reducible to physics and chemistry?
What is a species?
What is life?
What is the nature of biological function?
What is the role of adaptation?
What is the role of teleology in biology?
What is the status of evolutionary theory?
What is the relationship between genes and environment?
gptkbp:book gptkb:Philosophy_of_Biology_(Elliott_Sober)
gptkb:Philosophy_of_Biology_(Peter_Godfrey-Smith)
gptkb:The_Philosophy_of_Biology_(David_L._Hull,_Michael_Ruse)
gptkb:What_is_Life?_(Erwin_Schrödinger)
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory (Stephen Jay Gould)
Sex and Death: An Introduction to Philosophy of Biology (Kim Sterelny, Paul E. Griffiths)
gptkbp:conference gptkb:International_Society_for_the_History,_Philosophy,_and_Social_Studies_of_Biology_(ISHPSSB)
gptkbp:debatedBy teleology in biology
units of selection
nature of function
nature of species
reductionism vs. holism
role of genes
gptkbp:emergedIn 20th century
gptkbp:hasJournal gptkb:History_and_Philosophy_of_the_Life_Sciences
gptkb:Biology_and_Philosophy
gptkb:Philosophy_&_Theory_in_Biology
gptkb:Studies_in_History_and_Philosophy_of_Biological_and_Biomedical_Sciences
gptkbp:hasMethod historical analysis
case studies
conceptual analysis
gptkbp:hasSubfield philosophy of evolution
philosophy of development
philosophy of ecology
philosophy of genetics
philosophy of systematics
philosophy of mind (biological aspects)
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Ernst_Mayr
gptkb:Michael_Ruse
gptkb:Peter_Godfrey-Smith
gptkb:David_Hull
gptkb:Richard_Lewontin
gptkb:Kim_Sterelny
gptkb:Elliott_Sober
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:philosophy_of_science
biology
gptkbp:studies gptkb:adaptation
gptkb:software
gptkb:species
gptkb:natural_selection
gptkb:biological_classification
evolution
genetics
life
reductionism
teleology
organisms
biological concepts
gptkbp:taughtAt universities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martin_Mahner
gptkb:Peter_Godfrey-Smith
gptkb:Elliott_Sober
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philosophy of Biology

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