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by: Timothy Shanahan
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 576.82
EAN: 9780521541985
ISBN: 0521541980
Label: Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: March 15, 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Sales Rank: 1419829
Studio: Cambridge University Press
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No other scientific theory has had as great an impact on our understanding of the world as Darwin's theory outlined in his Origin of Species. Yet the theory has been the subject of controversy from its very beginning. This book focuses on three issues of debate in Darwin's theory of evolution--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 historically through the fierce contemporary debates continuing to rage.
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Rating: - Excellent survey of issues
This is an excellent, comprehensive survey of the recent debates about three crucial issues in Darwinian evolution. The work starts with Darwin's views on the topic. Following is a chapter recounting the debate in recent decades. Then there is a chapter summing up the issues from the authors' point of view. The appendix surveys Darwin's own statements on evolutionary progress during different periods of his life. Unlike many general, philosophical surveys of Darwinism that take a purely pan-adaptationist, ... Read More
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