Book ID: CBB057744056

Organisms, Agency, and Evolution (2015)

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Walsh, D. M. (Author)


Cambridge University Press


Publication Date: 2015
Physical Details: 294
Language: English

The central insight of Darwin's Origin of Species is that evolution is an ecological phenomenon, arising from the activities of organisms in the 'struggle for life'. By contrast, the Modern Synthesis theory of evolution, which rose to prominence in the twentieth century, presents evolution as a fundamentally molecular phenomenon, occurring in populations of sub-organismal entities - genes. After nearly a century of success, the Modern Synthesis theory is now being challenged by empirical advances in the study of organismal development and inheritance. In this important study, D. M. Walsh shows that the principal defect of the Modern Synthesis resides in its rejection of Darwin's organismal perspective, and argues for 'situated Darwinism': an alternative, organism-centred conception of evolution that prioritises organisms as adaptive agents. His book will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of evolutionary biology and the philosophy of biology.

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Authors & Contributors
Clarke, Ellen
Mazzeo, Marco
Van de Peer, Yves
De Tiège, Alexis
Emily Herrington
Walsh, Denis
Concepts
Evolution
Darwinism
Modern Synthesis (biology)
Philosophy of science
Evolutionary developmental biology
Natural selection
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
19th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
Germany
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