Darwinism in Philosophy, Social Science and Policy

Alexander Rosenberg

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511600876

A collection of essays by Alexander Rosenberg, the distinguished philosopher of science. The essays cover three broad areas related to Darwinian thought and naturalism: the first deals with the solution of philosophical problems such as reductionism, the second with the development of social theories, and the third with the intersection of evolutionary biology with economics, political philosophy, and public policy. Specific papers deal with naturalistic epistemology, the limits of reductionism, the biological justification of ethics, the so-called 'trolley problem' in moral philosophy, the political philosophy of biological endowments, and the Human Genome Project and its implications for policy. Rosenberg's important writings on a variety of issues are here organized into a coherent philosophical framework which promises to be a significant and controversial contribution to scholarship in many areas.

‘… Rosenberg’s views are important and the specialist in this area should consult this volume.’

Source: Journal of Economic Methodology

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Frontmatter
pp i-viii

Contents
pp ix-x

Introduction
pp 1-5

1 - A Field Guide to Recent Species of Naturalism
pp 6-33

2 - Naturalistic Epistemology for Eliminative Materialists
pp 34-57

3 - Limits to Biological Knowledge
pp 58-71

4 - Reductionism Redux: Computing the Embryo
pp 72-96

5 - What Happens to Genetics When Holism Runs Amok?
pp 97-117

6 - The Biological Justification of Ethics: A Best-Case Scenario
pp 118-136

7 - Moral Realism and Social Science
pp 137-156

8 - Contractarianism and the “Trolley” Problem
pp 157-171

9 - Does Evolutionary Theory Give Comfort or Inspiration to Economics?
pp 172-194

10 - The Political Philosophy of Biological Endowments: Some Considerations
pp 195-225

11 - Research Tactics and Economic Strategies: The Case of the Human Genome Project
pp 226-242

Bibliography
pp 243-248

Index
pp 249-257

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