Book contents
- The Philosophy of Evolutionary Theory
- The Philosophy of Evolutionary Theory
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 A Darwinian Introduction
- 2 Fitness and Natural Selection
- 3 Units of Selection
- 4 Common Ancestry
- 5 Drift
- 6 Mutation
- 7 Taxa and Genealogy
- 8 Adaptationism
- 9 Big-Picture Questions
- References
- Index
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2024
Book contents
- The Philosophy of Evolutionary Theory
- The Philosophy of Evolutionary Theory
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 A Darwinian Introduction
- 2 Fitness and Natural Selection
- 3 Units of Selection
- 4 Common Ancestry
- 5 Drift
- 6 Mutation
- 7 Taxa and Genealogy
- 8 Adaptationism
- 9 Big-Picture Questions
- References
- Index
- References
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