The Missing Two-Thirds of Evolutionary Theory
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Elements in the Philosophy of Biology
ISBN-10
1108716687
ISBN-13
9781108716680
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 26th, 2020
Print length
75 Pages
Weight
136 grams
Dimensions
15.10 x 22.90 x 0.90 cms
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HistoryPhilosophyPhilosophy of science
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In this Element we give an exposition of what we believe to be 'biology's first law'. We believe that through this law we can throw light on hitherto-puzzling aspects of the evolutionary process, including the tendency of organisms to diversity and the somewhat vague, but unmistakable, progressive nature of the evolutionary process.
In this Element, we extend our earlier treatment of biology''s first law. The law says that in any evolutionary system in which there is variation and heredity, there is a tendency for diversity and complexity to increase. The law plays the same role in biology that Newton''s first law plays in physics, explaining what biological systems are expected to do when no forces act, in other words, what happens when nothing happens. Here we offer a deeper explanation of certain features of the law, develop a quantitative version of it, and explore its consequences for our understanding of diversity and complexity.
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