Defenders of the truth : the battle for science in the sociobiology debate and beyond / Ullica Segerstråle.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

ix, 493 pages ; 25 cm

Preface. 1. The sociobiology debate as a battle for truth -- Pt. 1. What happened in the sociobiology debate? 2. The storm over Sociobiology ; 3. Colleagues on collision course: Wilson's and Lewontin's contrary moral-cum-scientific agendas ; 4. The British connection ; 5. The 'deep background' of sociobiology ; 6. Assault on adaptationism, a delayed scientific critique ; 7. The unit of selection and the connection with culture ; 8. Sociobiology adapts to criticism: Genes, mind and culture ; 9. The moral/political conflict continues -- Pt. 2. Making sense of the sociobiology debate. 10. Inside the mind of the critics ; 11. Planters and weeders in the garden of science ; 12. To be or not to be, in the sociobiology controversy ; 13. A clash of traditions ; 14. Conflicting views of the nature of science ; 15. Capitalizing on controversy -- Pt. 3. The cultural meaning of the battle for science. 16. The sociobiologists and their enemies: taking stock after 25 years ; 17. Truth by dispute? The sociobiology debate and the Science Wars ; 18. Interpreting the Enlightenment quest ; 19. The tension between scientific and moral truth ; 20. The battle for the soul, and for the soul of science --Notes -- References -- Glossary -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-468) and index.