Agents and goals in evolution
Auteur :
Okasha, Samir
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780192894434
Date de publication :
12 nov. 2020
Dimensions :
23,9 x 15,7 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
432 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Samir Okasha offers a critical study of agential thinking in biology, where evolved organisms are seen as agents pursuing a goal. He examines the justification for transposing concepts from rational humans to the biological world, and considers whether agential thinking is mere anthropomorphism or plays a more intellectual role in the science.