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Darwinism's Struggle for Survival
Jean Gayon
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Paperback. A rich and wide-ranging philosophical interpretation of the history of theoretical Darwinism. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Num Pages: 536 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPS; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
In Darwinism's Struggle for Survival Jean Gayon offers a philosophical interpretation of the history of theoretical Darwinism. He begins by examining the different forms taken by the hypothesis of natural selection in the nineteenth century (Darwin, Wallace, Galton) and the major difficulties which it encountered, particularly with regard to its compatibility with the theory of heredity. He then shows how these difficulties were overcome during the seventy years which followed the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species, and he concludes by analysing the major features of the genetic theory of natural selection, as it developed from 1920 to 1960. This ... Read more
In Darwinism's Struggle for Survival Jean Gayon offers a philosophical interpretation of the history of theoretical Darwinism. He begins by examining the different forms taken by the hypothesis of natural selection in the nineteenth century (Darwin, Wallace, Galton) and the major difficulties which it encountered, particularly with regard to its compatibility with the theory of heredity. He then shows how these difficulties were overcome during the seventy years which followed the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species, and he concludes by analysing the major features of the genetic theory of natural selection, as it developed from 1920 to 1960. This ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521039673
SKU
V9780521039673
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