Evolution and the Levels of Selection 在線電子書 圖書標籤: 哲學 Evolution 科學哲學 evolution P-O-B
發表於2024-12-25
Evolution and the Levels of Selection 在線電子書 pdf 下載 txt下載 epub 下載 mobi 下載 2024
Samir Okasha, Reader in Philosophy of Science, University of Bristol
Does natural selection act primarily on individual organisms, on groups, on genes, or on whole species? Samir Okasha provides a comprehensive analysis of the debate in evolutionary biology over the levels of selection, focusing on conceptual, philosophical and foundational questions. A systematic framework is developed for thinking about natural selection acting at multiple levels of the biological hierarchy; the framework is then used to help resolve outstanding issues. Considerable attention is paid to the concept of causality as it relates to the levels of selection, in particular the idea that natural selection at one hierarchical level can have effects that 'filter' up or down to other levels. Unlike previous work in this area by philosophers of science, full account is taken of the recent biological literature on 'major evolutionary transitions' and the recent resurgence of interest in multi-level selection theory among biologists. Other biological topics discussed include Price's equation, kin and group selection, the gene's eye view, evolutionary game theory, outlaws and selfish genetic elements, species and clade selection, and the evolution of individuality. Philosophical topics discussed include reductionism and holism, causation and correlation, the nature of hierarchical organization, and realism and pluralism.
評分
評分
評分
評分
Evolution and the Levels of Selection 在線電子書 pdf 下載 txt下載 epub 下載 mobi 下載 2024