Evolution of Darwinism: Selection, Adaptation and Progress in Evolutionary Biology

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Author: Timothy Shanahan

ISBN-10: 0521834139

ISBN-13: 9780521834131

Category: Major Branches of Philosophical Study

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Focuses on three issues of debate in Darwin's theory of evolution using a historical and philosophical perspective.

Introduction1ISelection1Darwin and Natural Selection112The Group Selection Controversy373For Whose Good Does Natural Selection Work?63IIAdaptation4Darwin (and Others) on Biological Perfection935Adaptation After Darwin1156Adaptation(ism) and Its Limits143IIIProgress7Darwin on Evolutionary Progress1738Evolutionary Progress from Darwin to Dawkins1969Is Evolution Progressive?22010Human Physical and Mental Evolution247Epilogue283AppWhat Did Darwin Really Believe About Evolutionary Progress?285Notes295References321Index339