Making Sense of Evolution

The Conceptual Foundations of Evolutionary Biology

Pigliucci Massimo Kaplan Jonathan Michael (Autor)

Buch

309 Seiten

2014 | New ed.
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-66835-2 (ISBN)

Infos

"Making Sense of Evolution "explores contemporary evolutionary biology, focusing on the elements of theoriesOCoselection, adaptation, and speciesOCothat are complex and open to multiple possible interpretations, many of which are incompatible with one another and with other accepted practices in the discipline. Particular experimental methods, for example, may demand one understanding of OC selection, OCO while the application of the same concept to another area of evolutionary biology could necessitate a very different definition. Spotlighting these conceptual difficulties and presenting alternate theoretical interpretations that alleviate this incompatibility, Massimo Pigliucci and Jonathan Kaplan intertwine scientific and philosophical analysis to produce a coherent picture of evolutionary biology. Innovative and controversial, "Making Sense of Evolution" encourages further development of the Modern Synthesis and outlines what might be necessary for the continued refinement of this evolving field. "

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.5.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
• ISBN-10: 0-226-66835-5 / 0226668355
• ISBN-13: 978-0-226-66835-2 / 9780226668352
• Zustand: Neuware