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

Shanahan, Timothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521541980 ISBN 13: 9780521541985

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

No other scientific theory has had as tremendous an impact on our understanding of the world as Darwin's theory as outlined in his Origin of Species, yet from the very beginning the theory has been subject to controversy. The Evolution of Darwinism, first published in 2004, focuses on three issues of debate - the nature of selection, the nature and scope of adaptation, and the question of evolutionary progress. It traces the varying interpretations to which these issues were subjected from the beginning and the fierce contemporary debates that still rage on and explores their implications for the greatest questions of all: Where we come from, who we are and where we might be heading. Written in a clear and non-technical style, this book will be of use as a textbook for students in the philosophy of science who need to become familiar with the background to the debates about evolution.

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Product Description

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

Review

"This is a thoughtful and clearly written book that serves as a fine introduction to the ways in which evolutionary thought has itself evolved since the time of Darwin. I learned a lot from it, and I feel confident that anybody who is fascinated by these centrally important ideas will also take something useful away from it." Bioscience, Chrisopher Wills, UC San Diego

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521541980
• ISBN 13: 9780521541985
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 354