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Holistic Darwinism : synergy, cybernetics, and the bioeconomics of evolution /
In recent years, evolutionary theorists have come to recognize that the reductionist, individualist, gene-centered approach to evolution cannot sufficiently account for the emergence of complex biological systems over time. Peter A. Corning has been at the forefront of a new generation of complexity...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | In recent years, evolutionary theorists have come to recognize that the reductionist, individualist, gene-centered approach to evolution cannot sufficiently account for the emergence of complex biological systems over time. Peter A. Corning has been at the forefront of a new generation of complexity theorists who have been working to reshape the foundations of evolutionary theory. Well known for his Synergism Hypothesis--a theory of complexity in evolution that assigns a key causal role to various forms of functional synergy--Corning puts this theory into a much broader framework in Holistic Dar. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 546 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-528) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226116334 0226116336 9780226116136 0226116131 9780226116167 0226116166 |