This is a groundbreaking and timely collection of papers by Alexander
Rosenberg, the distinguished philosopher of science. The essays cover
three broad areas related to Darwinian thought and naturalism: the first
deals with the solution of philosophical problems such as reductionism,
the second with the development of social theories, and the third with
the intersection of evolutionary biology with economics, political
philosophy, and public policy. Rosenberg's important writings on a
variety of issues are here organized into a coherent philosophical
framework that promises to be a significant and controversial
contribution to the philosophy of science and the application of
evolutionary biology to social science and policy.