In recent years, the relation between contemporary academic philosophy and evolutionary theory has become ever more active, multifaceted and productive. In grappling with these developments, this interdisciplinary collection includes cutting-edge examples from both directions of…
In recent years, the relation between contemporary academic philosophy and evolutionary theory has become ever more active, multifaceted and productive. In grappling with these developments, this interdisciplinary collection includes cutting-edge examples from both directions of…
Historical biogeography - the study of the history of species through both time and place - first convinced Charles Darwin of evolution. This field was so important to Darwin's initial theories and line of thinking that he said as much in the very first paragraph of On the Origi…
Darwin's concept of natural selection has been exhaustively studied, but his secondary evolutionary principle of sexual selection remains largely unexplored and misunderstood. Yet sexual selection was of great strategic importance to Darwin because it explained things that natur…
Darwin's concept of natural selection has been exhaustively studied, but his secondary evolutionary principle of sexual selection remains largely unexplored and misunderstood. Yet sexual selection was of great strategic importance to Darwin because it explained things that natur…
"In Darwin's Legacy, Dupre offers a philosopher's view of evolution while examining how evolutionary theory affects our definition of human nature and our understanding of human diversity. He rejects recent attempts to reconcile evolution and theology, and takes issue with the a…
"In Darwin's Legacy, Dupre offers a philosopher's view of evolution while examining how evolutionary theory affects our definition of human nature and our understanding of human diversity. He rejects recent attempts to reconcile evolution and theology, and takes issue with the a…
Evolution and the fossil record -- The nature of science -- Science and Creationism -- The fossil record -- The evolution of evolution -- Systematics and evolution -- Evolution?, the fossils say yes! -- Life's origins -- Cambrian "explosion," or slow fuse? -- Spineless wonders o…
