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ISBN10: 9401790132, ISBN13: 9789401790130, [publisher: Springer Netherlands] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Darwinian theory of evolution is itself evolving and this book presents the details of the core of modern Darwinism and its latest developmental directions. The authors present current scientific work addressing theoretical problems and challenges in four sections, beginning with the concepts of evolution theory, its processes of variation, heredity, selection, adaptation and function, and its patterns of character, species, descent and life.The second part of this book scrutinizes Darwinism in the philosophy of science and its usefulness in understanding ecosystems, whilst the third section deals with its application in disciplines beyond the biological sciences, including evolutionary psychology and evolutionary economics, Darwinian morality and phylolinguistics. The final section addresses anti-Darwinism, the creationist view and issues around teaching evolution in secondary schools.The reader learns how current experimental biology is opening important perspectives on the sources of variation, and thus of the very power of natural selection. This work examines numerous examples of the extension of the principle of natural selection and provides the opportunity to critically reflect on a rich theory, on the methodological rigour that presides in its extensions and exportations, and on the necessity to measure its advantages ...
ISBN10: 9401790132, ISBN13: 9789401790130, [publisher: Springer Netherlands] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Darwinian theory of evolution is itself evolving and this book presents the details of the core of modern Darwinism and its latest developmental directions. The authors present current scientific work addressing theoretical problems and challenges in four sections, beginning with the concepts of evolution theory, its processes of variation, heredity, selection, adaptation and function, and its patterns of character, species, descent and life.The second part of this book scrutinizes Darwinism in the philosophy of science and its usefulness in understanding ecosystems, whilst the third section deals with its application in disciplines beyond the biological sciences, including evolutionary psychology and evolutionary economics, Darwinian morality and phylolinguistics. The final section addresses anti-Darwinism, the creationist view and issues around teaching evolution in secondary schools.The reader learns how current experimental biology is opening important perspectives on the sources of variation, and thus of the very power of natural selection. This work examines numerous examples of the extension of the principle of natural selection and provides the opportunity to critically reflect on a rich theory, on the methodological rigour that presides in its extensions and exportations, and on the necessity to measure its advantages ...
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ISBN10: 9401790132, ISBN13: 9789401790130, [publisher: Springer] Hardcover Handbook of Evolutionary Thinking in the Sciences Editor(s): Heams, Thomas; Huneman, Philippe; Lecointre, Guillaume; Silberstein, Marc. Num Pages: 910 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1500. . 2014. 2015th Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. [Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2014]
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