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Evolutionary Causation: Biological and Philosophical Reflections (Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology) by Tobias Uller, Kevin N. Laland, Armin P. Moczek, Massimo Pigliucci, Arlin Stoltzfus is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Evolutionary Causation: Biological and Philosophical Reflections (Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology) about?
A comprehensive treatment of the concept of causation in evolutionary biology that makes clear its central role in both historical and contemporary debates. Most scientific explanations are causal. This is certainly the case in evolutionary biology, which seeks to explain the diversity of life and the adaptive fit between organisms and their surroundings. The nature of causation in evolutionary biology, however, is contentious. How causation is understood shapes the structure of evolutionary theory, and historical and contemporary debates in evolutionary biology have revolved around the nature of causation. Despite its centrality, and differing views on the subject, the major conceptual issues regarding the nature of causation in evolutionary biology are rarely addressed. This volume fills the gap, bringing together biologists and philosophers to offer a comprehensive, interdisciplinary treatment of evolutionary causation. Contributors first address biological motivations for rethinking evolutionary causation, considering the ways in which development, extra-genetic inheritance, and niche construction challenge notions of cause and process in evolution, and describing how alternati
Who reads Evolutionary Causation: Biological and Philosophical Reflections (Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Tobias Uller, Kevin N. Laland, Armin P. Moczek, Massimo Pigliucci, Arlin Stoltzfus
- Publisher
- MIT Press; The MIT Press
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780262353199
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Philosophy, Biology
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