Sex and death : an introduction to philosophy of biology / Kim Sterelny and Paul E. Griffiths.

Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, [1999], ©1999.

xv, 440 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographic references (p. 391-421) and index

Theory really matters: philosophy of biology and social issues -- The received view of evolution -- The gene's eye view of evolution -- The organism strikes back -- The developmental systems alternative -- Mendel and molecules -- Reduction: for and against -- Organisms, groups and superorganisms -- Species -- Adaptation, perfection, function -- Adaptation, ecology, and the environment -- Life on Earth: the big picture -- From sociobiology to evolutionary psychology -- A case study: evolutionary theories of emotion -- What is life?