In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called" natural selection,"
a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success. He argued that this …

An essential introduction to the philosophy of biology This is a concise, comprehensive, and
accessible introduction to the philosophy of biology written by a leading authority on the …

Formulations of the essential commitment of the etiological theory of functions have varied
significantly, with some individual authors' formulations even varying from one place to …

This authoritative book, written by the leading experts in the field of the philosophy of
biology, brings together the defining literature in the debate concerning proper analysis of …

Biologists and philosophers of science have recently called for an extension of evolutionary
theory. This so-called 'extended evolutionary synthesis'(EES) seeks to integrate …

In this invaluable book, Tim Lewens shows in a clear and accessible manner how important
Darwin is for philosophy and how his work has shaped and challenged the very nature of …

This paper concerns a problem in the epistemology of logic. This problem is an analogue of
the Benacerraf-Field problem for mathematical Platonism. It is also an analogue of Mackie's …

Suppose that a freak, purely random collision of particles were to result in a molecule for
molecule duplicate of our friend Ned. Call him Randy, the random replica. He would have all …

Mainstream teleosemantics is the view that mental representation should be understood in
terms of biological functions, which, in turn, should be understood in terms of selection …

The thesis that natural selection explains the frequencies of traits in populations, but not why
individual organisms have the traits they do, is here defended and elaborated. A general …