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Are pictures really necessary? The case of Sewall Wright's “adaptive landscapes” (1990)

Ruse, Michael (Author)

PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association
Volume: 2
Pages: 63-77

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Description “Philosophical analyses of science tend to ignore illustrations, implicitly regarding them as theoretically dispensible. If challenged, it is suggested that such neglect is justifiable, because the use of illustrations only leads to faulty reasoning, and thus is the mark of bad or inadequate science. I take as an example one of the most famous illustrations in the history of evolutionary biology, and argue that the philosophers' scorn is without foundation. I take my conclusions to be support for a naturalistic approach to philosophy.” Author's abstract.

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