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Life-history evolution is a complex process. Life-history theory covers the fundamental level of the process, the evolution of life-history traits. Life-history traits interact; those coevolving as a response to the same selection pressure form life-histo

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It is commonly accepted that the western view of humanity's place in nature is dominated by a dualistic opposition between nature and culture. Historically this has arisen from externalization of nature in both productive and cognitive practices; instanc

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The backward induction argument purports to show that rational and suitably informed players will defect throughout a finite sequence of prisoner's dilemmas. It is supposed to be a useful argument for predicting how rational players will behave in a vari

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The paper presents an argument against a 'metaphysical' conception of logic according to which logic spells out a specific kind of mathematical structure that is somehow inherently related to our factual reasoning. In contrast, it is argued that it is a

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Winch's The Idea of a Social Science is explicitly based on a conception of philosophy. This article outlines and criticizes this conception, and then explores the relevance of this for Winch's conception of social science. Winch identifies philosophy w

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Recently, both consumers and producers of biotechnology products have insisted that communication between the two be improved. The former demand more democratic participation in the risk assessment process of biotechnology products. The latter seek to cor

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Stewardship is potentially a useful concept in modernizing management philosophies. Use of the term has increased markedly in recent years, yet the term is used loosely and rarely defined in land management literature. The connections between this practic

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In 1998, Greenpeace, Natuur en Milieu (Nature and Environment), Milieudefensie (Environmental Defense), and the National Consumers Union presented a report about the possible risks and hazards associated with pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables. A

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Ben Mepham has proposed that a matrix be used in the analysis of ethical problems in food production and elsewhere. In particular cases, this matrix would ideally cross the most important moral principles involved, and the individuals and groups affected

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Humanism - in the sense that humans alone have moral standing, or else a surpassing degree of it - has traditionally dominated all of ethical discourse. However, its past formulations have succumbed to the temptation merely to stipulate such a criterion,

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This article questions whether philosophical considerations play any substantial role in the actual process of scientific research. Using examples mostly from the nineteenth century, it suggests that scientists generally choose their basic theoretical ori

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In this paper I argue that any adequate evolutionary ethical theory needs to account for moral belief as well as for dispositions to behave altruistically. It also needs to be clear whether it is offering us an account of the motivating reasons behind hum

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A persistent boast of the historical approach to functions is that functional properties are normative. The claim is that a token trait retains its functional status even when it is defective, diseased, or damaged and consequently unable to perform the re