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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 November 2015
      13 November 2015
      ISBN:
      9781316402719
      9781107122109
      9781107552425
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316402719
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.57kg, 294 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.44kg, 294 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy
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    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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    'Walsh provides a concise and well-informed account of [20th-century] modern evolutionary thinking and its shortcomings, as well as argue[s] for a more ecologically-focused theory. Organisms, Agency, and Evolution is a salient addition to the fundamental understanding of evolutionary biology. This book is highly recommended to undergraduate and graduate students of evolutionary biology. It may also serve as a reference guide for advanced researchers and educators.'

    Termara Parker Source: Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

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