Jason Scott Robert.
Emryology, Epigenesis, and Evolution: taking development seriously.
CUP. 2004
Historically, philosophers of biology have tended
to sidestep the problem of development
by focusing primarily on evolutionary biology
and, more recently, on molecular biology and genetics.
Quite often, development has been misunderstood as
simply, or even primarily, a matter of gene activation and regulation.
Nowadays a growing number of philosophers of science
are focusing their analyses on the complexities of development;
in Embryology, Epigenesis, and Evolution,
Jason Scott Robert explores the nature of development
against current trends in biological theory and practice
and looks at the interrelations between evolution and development (evo-devo),
an area of resurgent biological interest.
Clearly written, this book should be of interest to students and professionals in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of biology.