Adaptation and Natural Selection: A Critique of Some Current Evolutionary Thought

Adaptation and Natural Selection: A Critique of Some Current Evolutionary Thought
ISBN-10
0691185506
ISBN-13
9780691185507
Category
Science
Pages
328
Language
English
Published
2018-10-30
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Author
George Christopher Williams

Description

Biological evolution is a fact—but the many conflicting theories of evolution remain controversial even today. When Adaptation and Natural Selection was first published in 1966, it struck a powerful blow against those who argued for the concept of group selection—the idea that evolution acts to select entire species rather than individuals. Williams’s famous work in favor of simple Darwinism over group selection has become a classic of science literature, valued for its thorough and convincing argument and its relevance to many fields outside of biology. Now with a new foreword by Richard Dawkins, Adaptation and Natural Selection is an essential text for understanding the nature of scientific debate.

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