OUP Oxford
Evolutionary Worlds Without End
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- Henry Plotkin
- OUP Oxford
- Hardcover
- 9780199544950
- 9.3 X 6.3 X 0.9 inches
- 1.1 pounds
- Psychology > Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
In Evolutionary Worlds Without End, Henry Plotkin considers whether there is any general theory in biology, including the social sciences, that is in any way equivalent to the general theories of physics. It starts by examining Ernest Rutherford's famous dictum as to what science is. In the later chapters he considers the possibility, within an historical framework, of a general theory being based upon selection processes.
Throughout, the author constructs a compelling argument for the idea that there are within biology, and that includes the social sciences, something like the general theories that make physics such powerful science. The book will be valuable for all those in the biological and social sciences, in particular, biologists, psychologists, as well as philosophers of science.
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