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This unique book looks at the biology of aging from a fundamentally new perspective, one based on evolutionary theory rather than traditional concepts which emphasize molecular and cellular processes. The basis for this approach lies in the fact that natural selection, as a powerful determining force, tends to decline in importance with age. Many of the characteristics we associate with aging, the author argues, are more the result of this decline than any mechanical imperative contained within organic structures. This theory in turn yields the most fruitful avenues for seeking answers to the problem of aging, and should be recognized as the intellectual core of gerontology and the foundation for future research. The author ably surveys the vast literature on aging, presenting mathematical, experimental, and comparative findings to illustrate and support the central thesis. The result is the first complete synthesis of this vital field. Evolutionary biologists, gerontologists, and all those concerned with the science of aging will find it a stimulating, strongly argued account.

Aging. --- Evolution. --- Philosophy --- Creation --- Emergence (Philosophy) --- Teleology --- Age --- Ageing --- Senescence --- Developmental biology --- Gerontology --- Longevity --- Age factors in disease --- Physiological effect

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Age--Physiological effect --- Ageing --- Aging --- Evolutie --- Evolution --- Senescence --- Veroudering --- Vieillissement --- Biological Evolution --- Aging. --- Evolution. --- Philosophy --- Creation --- Emergence (Philosophy) --- Teleology --- Age --- Developmental biology --- Gerontology --- Longevity --- Age factors in disease --- Physiological effect

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Evolution. --- Morphology. --- Evolution --- Morphology --- Biological form --- Biological structure --- Comparative morphology --- Form in biology --- Structure in biology --- Anatomy, Comparative --- Morphogenesis --- Philosophy --- Creation --- Emergence (Philosophy) --- Teleology --- Grammar, Comparative and general Morphology

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Biochemical genetics --- Biochemische genetica --- Chemical genetics --- Erfelijkheid --- Genetic translation --- Genetica --- Genetica [Biochemische ] --- Genetics --- Genetische translatie --- Génétique --- Génétique biochimique --- Heredity --- Hérédité --- Informatietheorie in de biologie --- Information theory in biology --- Theorie de l'information en biologie --- Traduction genetique --- Sociology of knowledge --- Computer. Automation --- Evolution. Phylogeny --- Artificial intelligence --- Evolution --- Evolution (Biology) --- Information theory --- Communication theory --- Communication --- Cybernetics --- Animal evolution --- Animals --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Biology --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Philosophy --- Creation --- Emergence (Philosophy) --- Teleology --- AI (Artificial intelligence) --- Artificial thinking --- Electronic brains --- Intellectronics --- Intelligence, Artificial --- Intelligent machines --- Machine intelligence --- Thinking, Artificial --- Bionics --- Cognitive science --- Digital computer simulation --- Electronic data processing --- Logic machines --- Machine theory --- Self-organizing systems --- Simulation methods --- Fifth generation computers --- Neural computers --- Artificial intelligence. --- Evolution (Biology). --- Evolution. --- Information theory.