Traditionally a scientific theory is viewed as based on universal laws of nature that serve as axioms for logical deduction. In analyzing the logical structure of evolutionary biology, Elisabeth Lloyd argues that the semantic account is more appropriate and powerful. This book will be of interest to biologists and philosophers alike.
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An exemplar of philosophy of science at its best. . . . [The author] supports a particular interpretation of scientific theories, the semantic or model-theoretic interpretation, by showing how it clarifies the structure of evolutionary theory. The differences between the traditional axiomatic interpretation and the semantic view of theories are now apparent. General arguments for and against these interpretations are also familiar. The focus of attention is beginning to turn, as it should, to detailed applications of these competing interpretations. Do they facilitate or frustrate our understanding of actual scientific theories? The object of Lloyd's book is to show how many long-standing tangles in evolutionary biology can be set right on her account. -- David L. Hull, The Philosophical Review
An important contribution to the burgeoning field of the philosophy of Darwinism.... Lloyd's discussion of species selection is the best available on this topic. -- The Quarterly Review of Biology
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ELISABETH A. LLOYD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.
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From its inception, philosophers and scientists have not been satisfied with evolutionary theory as a scientific theory. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
genie selectionists, species selection models, allelic outlaws, additivity criterion, replicator success, additivity definition, genie selectionism, group selection models, organismic selection, genie view, interpopulation selection, myxoma case, species level properties, additivity approach, genetics model types, other selection models, group level trait, state space type, mean gene frequency, kin selection models, genie point, interdemic selection, altruistic allele, deme models, genotypic fitness Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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genie selectionists, species selection models, allelic outlaws, additivity criterion, replicator success, additivity definition, genie selectionism, group selection models, organismic selection, genie view, interpopulation selection, myxoma case, species level properties, additivity approach, genetics model types, other selection models, group level trait, state space type, mean gene frequency, kin selection models, genie point, interdemic selection, altruistic allele, deme models, genotypic fitness Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Genome Evolution (Systematics Association Special Volume) by G. Dover in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Population Genetics by F. B. Christiansen in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Group Selection by George C. Williams on page 92, and Back Matter
- Teach Yourself Philosophy of Science by Mel Thompson in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene (Popular Science) by Richard Dawkins on page 123, and Back Matter
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- Instrumental Biology, or The Disunity of Science (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series) by Alexander Rosenberg on 4 pages
- The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Science (Blackwell Philosophy Guides) by Peter Machamer on page 76, and page 247
- The Units of Evolution: Essays on the Nature of Species by Marc Ereshefsky in Front Matter, and page 197
- Adaptation and Environment by Robert N. Brandon on page 134, and Back Matter
- Promises and Limits of Reductionism in the Biomedical Sciences (Catalysts for Fine Chemical Synthesis) by Marc H. V. Van Regenmortel on page 227, and Back Matter
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