BOOKS by Elisabeth A Lloyd

Keywords in Evolutionary Biology more books like this

by Evelyn Fox Keller (Editor), Elisabeth A Lloyd (Editor)

In Science, more than elsewhere, a word is expected to mean what it says, nothing more, nothing less. But scientific discourse is neither different nor separable from ordinary language - meanings are multiple, ambiguities ubiquitous. Keywords in Evolutionary Biology grapples with this problem in a field especially prone to the confusion engendered ...

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The Case of the Female Orgasm: Bias in the Science of Evolution more books like this

by Elisabeth A Lloyd

Why women evolved to have orgasms--when most of their primate relatives don't--is a persistent mystery among evolutionary biologists. In pursuing this mystery, Elisabeth Lloyd arrives at another: How could anything as inadequate as the evolutionary explanations of the female orgasm have passed muster as science? A judicious and revealing look at ...

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The Structure and Confirmation of Evolutionary Theory more books like this

by Elisabeth Anne Lloyd

Traditionally a scientific theory is viewed as based on universal laws of nature that serve as axioms for logical deduction. In analyzing the logical structure of evolutionary biology, Elisabeth Lloyd argues that the semantic account is more appropriate and powerful. This book will be of interest to biologists and philosophers alike. Traditionally ...

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Science, Politics and Evolution more books like this

by Elisabeth A Lloyd

Elisabeth A. Lloyd examines central topics in philosophy of biology and challenges much of the current thinking.

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