The Nature of Selection : Evolutionary Theory in Philosophical Focus /

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The Nature of Selection is a straightforward, self-contained introduction to philosophical and biological problems in evolutionary theory. It presents a powerful analysis of the evolutionary concepts of natural selection, fitness, and adaptation and clarifies controversial issues concerning altruism...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sober, Elliott (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2014]
Temas:
Evolution (Biology) > Philosophy.
Evolution > Philosophy.
Science > Philosophy.
SCIENCE / General.
evolution, philosophy, biology, natural selection, fitness, adaptation, altruism, groups, survival, genes, supervenience, forces, reproduction, averaging, selfishness, variation, replication, representability, parsimony, allele, context dependence, transitivity, mutation, prediction, population, laplace, essentialism, nonfiction, science, causation, improvement.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART I. Fitness, Selection, Adaptation
  • Chapter 1. Evolutionary Theory as a Theory of Forces
  • Chapter 2. The Tautology Problem
  • Chapter 3. Survival, Reproduction, Causation
  • Chapter 4. Chance
  • Chapter 5. Explanation
  • Chapter 6. Adaptation
  • PART II. The Group Above and the Gene Below
  • Chapter 7. Beginnings
  • Chapter 8. Causality
  • Chapter 9. Consequences
  • References
  • Index

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