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The Changing Role of the Embryo in Evolutionary Thought: Roots of Evo-Devo (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology) (Hardcover)

by Ron Amundson (Author)
Key Phrases: species fixism, species fixist, hereditary determinates, Essentialism Story, Ernst Mayr, Vertebrate Archetype (more...)
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"This is revisionist history at its best. The death of Ernst Mayr, the last surviving 14father12 of the modern synthesis, makes the publication of this important book all the more timely. Highly recommended." CHOICE

"The Changing Role of the Embryo paints a fascinating portrait of the ways in which histories of biology have served as philosophical weapons legitimizing specific forms of biological theory and practice...Philosophers of biology, historians of biology, and practicing biologists with an interest in history, should all read this book.
Erika Lorraine Milam, Clemson University, Journal of the History of Biology

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In this book Ron Amundson examines 200 years of scientific views on the evolution-development relationship from the perspective of evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo). This new perspective challenges several popular views about the history of evolutionary thought by claiming that many earlier authors made history come out right for the Evolutionary Synthesis. The book starts with a revised history of nineteenth-century evolutionary thought. It then investigates how development became irrelevant to evolution with the Evolutionary Synthesis. It concludes with an examination of the contrasts that persist between mainstream evolutionary theory and evo-devo.

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Product Details
  • Hardcover: 294 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press (March 14, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0521806992
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521806992
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #441,711 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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