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The Collapse of Darwinism - Or The Rise of a Realist Theory of Life (Hardcover, Large Print Ed)
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The Collapse of Darwinism - Or The Rise of a Realist Theory of Life (Hardcover, Large Print Ed)
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In this provocative work, noted social and economic theorist Graeme
D. Snooks exposes fatal flaws in the foundations of the Darwinian
theory of evolution, which he deems an "artificial algorithm," as
well as the neo-Darwinian synthesis adopted by many social
scientists. Utilizing the historical method, Snooks develops a
remarkable replacement theory of evolution, which he calls the
"dynamic-strategy" theory. While the neo-Darwinian position places
too great an emphasis on genetic change giving rise to untenable
but popular concepts such as the "selfish gene" and fails to
explain the fluctuating fortunes of life's most successful species
(mankind), Snooks' framework starts by systematically observing the
broad patterns of life and human society. The resultant realist
theory of life posits life as a strategic pursuit (rather than a
game of chance) in which organisms adopt dynamic strategies (only
one of which is genetic change) to survive and prosper. Organisms'
and species' progress is achieved through "strategic selection" a
concept that displaces the "divine selection" of creationists and
the "natural selection" of Darwinists. This new theory reveals the
organism as empowered, rather than as the plaything of gods, genes,
or blind chance; and it provides a new basis for humanism."
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