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Author Shanahan, Timothy, 1960-

Title The evolution of Darwinism [electronic resource] : selection, adaptation, and progress in evolutionary biology / Timothy Shanahan.

Imprint Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

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Description ix, 342 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-338) and index.
Contents Part I. Selection: Darwin and natural selection -- The group selection controversy -- For whose good does natural selection work? -- Part II. Adaptation: Darwin (and others) on biological perfection -- Adaptation after Darwin -- Adaptation(ism) and its limits -- Part III. Progress: Darwin on evolutionary progress -- Evolutionary progress from Darwin to Dawkins -- Is evolution progressive? -- Human physical and mental evolution.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Evolution (Biology) -- History.
Natural selection -- History.
Adaptation (Biology) -- History.
Evolution (Biology) -- Philosophy.
Natural selection -- Philosophy.
Adaptation (Biology) -- Philosophy.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0511187955
0521834139 (hardback)
0521541980 (pbk.)

 
    
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