Evolution and the Levels of Selection

Samir Okasha
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Does natural selection act primarily on individual organisms, on groups, on genes, or on whole species? The question of levels of selection - on which biologists and philosophers have long disagreed - is central to evolutionary theory and to the philosophy of biology. Samir Okasha's comprehensive analysis gives a clear account of the philosophical issues at stake in the current debate.
Genres: PhilosophyScienceBiologyEvolutionNonfiction
276 Pages

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