Darwinism's Struggle for Survival
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Darwinism's Struggle for Survival by Jean Gayon
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 rich and wide-ranging study will appeal to philosophers and historians of science and to evolutionary biologists.
Sylvie Allouche, Universit� Catholique de Lyon, France. Simone Bateman, Centre for Research on Medicine, Science, Health, and Society (CERMES3), France. Christopher Coenen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. Fran�oise Dupeyron-Lafay, Universit� Paris-Est Cr�teil, France. T. Selim Eskiizmirlile, University Paris Diderot, France. Jean Gayon, Universit� Paris 1 Panth�on-Sorbonne, France. J�r�me Goffette, Universit� Claude Bernard Lyon I, France. Patrick Laure, University of Lorraine, France. Eric De L�s�leuc, National Higher Institute for Special Needs Education at Suresnes, France. Anne Marcellini, Lausanne University, Switzerland. Michela Marzano, Universit� Paris Descartes, France. Vincent Menuz, University of Z�rich, Switzerland. Ruud ter Meulen, University of Bristol, UK. Jean-No�l Missa, Universit� Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Pascal Nouvel, University Paul Val�ry of Montpellier, France. Brian Stableford, Independent Researcher. Myriam Winance, Centre for Research on Medicine, Science, Health, and Society (CERMES3), France.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521039673 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521039673 |
| Title | Darwinism's Struggle for Survival |
| Author | Jean Gayon |
| Series | Cambridge Studies In Philosophy And Biology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2007-08-16 |
| Number of pages | 536 |
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