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Replication or reproduction?: Symbiogenesis as an alternative theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 November 2001

Michael Glassman
Michael Glassman
Affiliation:
Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1295 [email protected]
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Abstract

This commentary takes issue with the idea that replication is a “fundamental element” in natural selection. Such an assumption is based on a traditional, mechanistic view of evolution. A symbiogenetic theory of evolution offers an alternative to traditional theories, emphasizing reproduction and qualitative development rather than replication and quantitative development. The issues raised by the symbiogenetic alternative may be extended to discussions of behavioral development.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , June 2001 , pp. 537 - 538
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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