The philosophy of evolutionary theory : concepts, inferences, and probabilities

Author(s)

• Sober, Elliott

Bibliographic Information

The philosophy of evolutionary theory : concepts, inferences, and probabilities

Elliott Sober

Cambridge University Press, 2024

• : hardback

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-280) and index

Summary:"Fitness, natural selection, common ancestry, mutation, chance, taxonomy, and adaptation are central concepts in Darwin's theory of evolution, and in the 20th and 21st century theories that grew out of it. This book uses ideas about probability to discuss philosophical questions that these concepts raise"-- Provided by publisher

Details

• NCID: BD05313621
• ISBN:
  • 9781009376051
• LCCN: 2023037181
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 288 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QH360.5
  • DC23 : 576.801
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Evolution (Biology) -- Philosophy
  • LCSH : Probabilities -- Philosophy
  • LCSH : Natural selection -- Philosophy
  • LCSH : Genetics -- Philosophy