Science and Selection: Essays on Biological Evolution and the Philosophy of Science

by David L. Hull

Book Overview

One way to understand science is as a selection process. David Hull, one of the dominant figures in contemporary philosophy of science, sets out in this 2001 volume a general analysis of this selection process that applies equally to biological evolution, the reaction of the immune system to antigens, operant learning, and social and conceptual change in science. Hull aims to distinguish between those characteristics that are contingent features of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521644054
• ISBN13: 9780521644051
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"