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About the Author
Tim Lewens is Professor of Philosophy of Science in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. He is also a fellow of Clare College and Deputy Director of Cambridge's Centre for Research in Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH). His research interests include the philosophy of biology, biomedical ethics, and general philosophy of science. His publications include Darwin (Routledge, 2007), a philosophical introduction to Darwin and Darwinism, Biological Foundations of Bioethics (OUP, 2015) and The Meaning of Science (forthcoming with Penguin in 2015).
Reviews
Lewens' work greatly contributes to develop a renewed, more mature, debate on the nature of cultural evolution and, I believe, will stimulate more scholars to take part in it. * Lorenzo Baravalle, Science and Education *
This wide ranging and clearly written book offers a comprehensive review of CET and exhorts us to see beyond the dichotomous distinctions between nature and culture, biology and culture and the universal and the cultural to 'show how the natural and social sciences might ultimately be knitted back together'. * British Society of Literature and Science *
lucid and engaging...Well-informed about both cultural evolutionary theory and the objections raised against it, Lewens plays the role of an honest broker. * Cecilia Heyes, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science *
Cambridge philosopher Tim Lewens's spritely little book, Cultural Evolution, is a splendid introduction to the topic, looking in careful detail at much of the discussion today. One merit of philosophy is that done properly it does lay out the issues and point to the proposed options leading the way forward. Cultural Evolution does all of this and more and hence is much to be welcomed. * M. Ruse, New Biological Books *
Book Information
ISBN 9780199674183
Author Tim Lewens
Format Hardback
Page Count 216
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 400g
Dimensions(mm) 222mm * 147mm * 19mm