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Philosophy of evolution

The philosophy of evolution is the branch of the philosophy of biology that examines the philosophical implications of evolution and the intersections of evolutionary biology with other fields such as epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, and political philosophy.

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Philosophy of evolution → Biology, Cambridge University Press, Contemporary Introduction, CS1, Darwinism, Eds, Evolution, Harré, Hull, Hösle, Illies, ISBN, Jensen, Martin's Press, McShea, Michael, New York, Notre Dame Press, Oxford University Press, Philosophy
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Philosophy of evolutionis abranch of the philosophy of biology that examines the philosophical implications of evolution and the intersections of evolutionary biology with other fields such as epistemology0.90text
epistemologyinstance ofThe philosophy of evolution is the branch of the philosophy of biology that examines the philosophical implications of evolution and the intersections of evolutionary biology wi…0.80text
ethicsinstance ofThe philosophy of evolution is the branch of the philosophy of biology that examines the philosophical implications of evolution and the intersections of evolutionary biology wi…0.80text
aestheticsinstance ofThe philosophy of evolution is the branch of the philosophy of biology that examines the philosophical implications of evolution and the intersections of evolutionary biology wi…0.80text
and political philosophy.Charles Darwin's 1859 On the Origin of Species is usually considered to be the starting point of contemporary understandings of evolutioninstance ofThe philosophy of evolution is the branch of the philosophy of biology that examines the philosophical implications of evolution and the intersections of evolutionary biology wi…0.80text
the deaths of specific individuals.Units of evolutionAnother area of debate is the unit of evolutioninstance ofor whether they are merely high-level summaries of the effects of many events0.80text
the geneinstance ofbut cases can be made for selection at lower levels0.80text
or at higher levels such as groups that live togetherinstance ofbut cases can be made for selection at lower levels0.80text
but rarely if ever at the level of whole species.AltruismDebate has continued over the evolution of altruisminstance ofbut cases can be made for selection at lower levels0.80text
behaviour which may be harmful to the individual that practises itinstance ofbut cases can be made for selection at lower levels0.80text
but beneficial to othersinstance ofbut cases can be made for selection at lower levels0.80text
the deaths of specific individualsinstance ofor whether they are merely high-level summaries of the effects of many events0.80text

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