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Evolution and the Levels of Selection (Paperback)
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Evolution and the Levels of Selection (Paperback)
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Does natural selection act primarily on individual organisms, on
groups, on genes, or on whole species? Samir Okasha provides a
comprehensive analysis of the debate in evolutionary biology over
the levels of selection, focusing on conceptual, philosophical and
foundational questions. A systematic framework is developed for
thinking about natural selection acting at multiple levels of the
biological hierarchy; the framework is then used to help resolve
outstanding issues. Considerable attention is paid to the concept
of causality as it relates to the levels of selection, in
particular the idea that natural selection at one hierarchical
level can have effects that 'filter' up or down to other levels.
Unlike previous work in this area by philosophers of science, full
account is taken of the recent biological literature on 'major
evolutionary transitions' and the recent resurgence of interest in
multi-level selection theory among biologists. Other biological
topics discussed include Price's equation, kin and group selection,
the gene's eye view, evolutionary game theory, outlaws and selfish
genetic elements, species and clade selection, and the evolution of
individuality. Philosophical topics discussed include reductionism
and holism, causation and correlation, the nature of hierarchical
organization, and realism and pluralism.
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