2009, ISBN: 9780191567780

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called &quote;natural selection,&quote; a combination of variation, inheritance, and … Mehr…

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called &quote;natural selection,&quote; a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success. He argued that this mechanism was the key to explaining the most puzzling features of the natural world, and science and philosophy were changed forever as a result. The exact nature of the Darwinian process has been controversial ever since, however. Godfrey-Smith draws on new developments in biology,philosophy of science, and other fields to give a new analysis and extension of Darwin's idea. The central concept used is that of a &quote;Darwinian population,&quote; a collection of things with the capacity to undergo change by natural selection. From this starting point, new analyses of the role of genes inevolution, the application of Darwinian ideas to cultural change, and &quote;evolutionary transitions&quote; that produce complex organisms and societies are developed. Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection will be essential reading for anyone interested in evolutionary theory, [PU: OUP Oxford], Seiten: 218, OUP Oxford, 2009<

ISBN: 9780191567780

In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called "natural selection," a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success.He argued that this mechanism… Mehr…

In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called "natural selection," a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success.He argued that this mechanism was the key to explaining the most puzzling features of the natural world, and science and philosophy were changed forever as a result.The exact nature of the Darwinian process has been controversial ever since, however.Godfrey-Smith draws on new developments in biology,philosophy of science, and other fields to give a new analysis and extension of Darwin's idea.The central concept used is that of a "Darwinian population," a collection of things with the capacity to undergo change by natural selection.From this starting point, new analyses of the role of genes inevolution, the application of Darwinian ideas to cultural change, and "evolutionary transitions" that produce complex organisms and societies are developed.Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection will be essential reading for anyone interested in evolutionary theory; PDF; Scientific, Technical and Medical > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science, OUP Oxford<

ISBN: 9780191567780

In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called "natural selection," a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success.He argued that this mechanism… Mehr…

In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called "natural selection," a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success.He argued that this mechanism was the key to explaining the most puzzling features of the natural world, and science and philosophy were changed forever as a result.The exact nature of the Darwinian process has been controversial ever since, however.Godfrey-Smith draws on new developments in biology,philosophy of science, and other fields to give a new analysis and extension of Darwin's idea.The central concept used is that of a "Darwinian population," a collection of things with the capacity to undergo change by natural selection.From this starting point, new analyses of the role of genes inevolution, the application of Darwinian ideas to cultural change, and "evolutionary transitions" that produce complex organisms and societies are developed.Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection will be essential reading for anyone interested in evolutionary theory; PDF; Scientific, Technical and Medical > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science, Oup<

ISBN: 9780191567780

The book presents a new way of understanding Darwinism and evolution by natural selection, combining work in biology, philosophy, and other fields.It gives new criticisms of gene-centered… Mehr…

The book presents a new way of understanding Darwinism and evolution by natural selection, combining work in biology, philosophy, and other fields.It gives new criticisms of gene-centered views of evolution, and presents a new framework for understanding the evolution of complex organisms and societies.; PDF; Scientific, Technical and Medical > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evoluti, OUP Oxford<

2009, ISBN: 9780191567780

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), [PU: OUP Oxford], OUP Oxford, 2009