TY - BOOK ID - 4838538 TI - The evolution of Darwinism : selection, adaptation, and progress in evolutionary biology PY - 2004 SN - 0521541980 0521834139 0511187955 9780511187957 9780521834131 9780521541985 051118526X 9780511185267 0511186096 9780511186097 9780511616686 0511616686 1280457783 9781280457784 1107149452 9786610457786 0511313918 0511187025 PB - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Natural selection KW - Adaptation (Biology) KW - Evolution (Biologie) KW - Sélection naturelle KW - Adaptation (Biologie) KW - History. KW - Philosophy KW - Philosophy. KW - Histoire KW - Philosophie KW - Darwin, Charles, KW - Influence. KW - Sélection naturelle KW - Darwinism KW - Selection, Natural KW - Environment KW - History KW - Genetics KW - Variation (Biology) KW - Biological invasions KW - Heredity KW - Biology KW - Self-organizing systems KW - Biological fitness KW - Environmental adaptation KW - Adaptation, Environmental KW - Arts and Humanities UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4838538 AB - No other scientific theory has had as tremendous an impact on our understanding of the world as Darwin's theory as outlined in his Origin of Species, yet from the very beginning the theory has been subject to controversy. The Evolution of Darwinism, first published in 2004, focuses on three issues of debate - the nature of selection, the nature and scope of adaptation, and the question of evolutionary progress. It traces the varying interpretations to which these issues were subjected from the beginning and the fierce contemporary debates that still rage on and explores their implications for the greatest questions of all: Where we come from, who we are and where we might be heading. Written in a clear and non-technical style, this book will be of use as a textbook for students in the philosophy of science who need to become familiar with the background to the debates about evolution. ER -