书名: The Evolution of Darwinism: Selection, Adaptation and Progress in Evolutionary Biology
作者: Timothy Shanahan (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (March 15, 2004)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521541980
ISBN-13: 978-0521541985
Book Description
No other scientific theory has had as great an impact on our understanding of the world as Darwin's theory outlined in his Origin of Species. Yet the theory has been the subject of controversy from its very beginning. This book focuses on three issues of debate in Darwin's theory of evolution--the nature of selection, the nature and scope of adaptation, and the question of evolutionary progress. It traces the varying interpretations to which these issues were subjected historically through the fierce contemporary debates continuing to rage.
Review
"This is a thoughtful and clearly written book that serves as a fine introduction to the ways in which evolutionary thought has itself evolved since the time of Darwin. I learned a lot from it, and I feel confident that anybody who is fascinated by these centrally important ideas will also take something useful away from it." --Bioscience, Chrisopher Wills, UC San Diego
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作者: Timothy Shanahan (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (March 15, 2004)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521541980
ISBN-13: 978-0521541985
Book Description
No other scientific theory has had as great an impact on our understanding of the world as Darwin's theory outlined in his Origin of Species. Yet the theory has been the subject of controversy from its very beginning. This book focuses on three issues of debate in Darwin's theory of evolution--the nature of selection, the nature and scope of adaptation, and the question of evolutionary progress. It traces the varying interpretations to which these issues were subjected historically through the fierce contemporary debates continuing to rage.
Review
"This is a thoughtful and clearly written book that serves as a fine introduction to the ways in which evolutionary thought has itself evolved since the time of Darwin. I learned a lot from it, and I feel confident that anybody who is fascinated by these centrally important ideas will also take something useful away from it." --Bioscience, Chrisopher Wills, UC San Diego
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