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Adaptation and Natural Selection: A Critique of Some Current Evolutionary Thought

By George Christopher Williams

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9781400820108
DOI
10.1515/9781400820108
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1211637 bytes)
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Pages
328\330
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 05:39:03

Description

Biological evolution is a fact--but the many conflicting theories of evolution remain controversial even today. In 1966, simple Darwinism, which holds that evolution functions primarily at the level of the individual organism, was threatened by opposing concepts such as group selection, a popular idea stating that evolution acts to select entire species rather than individuals. George Williams's famous argument in favor of the Darwinists struck a powerful blow to those in opposing camps. His Adaptation and Natural Selection, now a classic of science literature, is a thorough and convincing essay in defense of Darwinism; its suggestions for developing effective principles for dealing with the evolution debate and its relevance to many fields outside biology ensure the timelessness of this critical work.

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