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Adaptationism and Optimality

By Elliott Sober , Steven Hecht Orzack

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
9780521598361, 9780521591669, 9780511609084, 0521598362, 052159166X, 0511609086
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1308871 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology
Edition
1
Pages
424\420
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The theory of adaptationism argues that natural selection contains sufficient explanatory power in itself to account for all evolution. However, there are differing views about the efficiency, or optimality, of the adaptation model of explanation. If the adaptationism theory is applied, are energy and resources being used as optimally as possible? Adaptationism and Optimality combines contributions from biologists and philosophers, and offers a systematic treatment of foundational, conceptual, and methodological issues surrounding the theory of adaptationism.

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