Abstract Since the last decades of twentieth and beginning twenty-first century, use metaphysics by philosophers when approaching conceptual problems in biology has increased. Some call this tendency philosophy ‘Metaphysics Biology’ (Guay Pradeu Synthese 1–20, 2017). In paper, I aim at characterizing Metaphysics Biology paying attention to diverse ways addressing biology. will claim that there ...

Most teachers and students of psychiatry have strongly felt the need for a comprehensive eclectic text-book of psychopathology. The addition of Masserman's text to the existing volumes has-in spite of the considerable merits of this book-only partly satisfied such a need. The reviewer considers the book too difficult and complex for the beginner, partly on account of an unnecessarily complicate...

MARJORIE GRENE and EVERETT MENDELSOHN (editors), Topics in the philosophy of biology Boston and Dordrecht, D. Reidel, 1976, 8vo, pp. xiii, 454, $39.50 ($19.50 paperback). The editors contend, with justification, that the physical sciences have, until now, predominated in the philosophy of science. However, an increasing amount of work is being carried out in the philosophy of biology so that th...

Abstract Caring for the young and old, fragile ill, is central to human thriving, has played a fundamental role in evolution. Yet care been largely invisible political economy it does not fit prevailing philosophical, political, economic frameworks. Care typically emerges context of close personal relationships, well suited either utilitarian or Kantian accounts morality, “social contract” coop...

a. Institute of Arts and Design, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil. b.Research Group in History, Philosophy, and Biology Teaching, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. c.Graduate Studies Program in History, Philosophy, and Science Teaching, Federal University of Bahia/State University of Feira de Santana, Brazil. d.Graduate Studies Program in Ecology and Biomonito...