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Understanding Natural Selection

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Natural selection, as introduced by Charles Darwin in the Origin of Species (1859), has always been a topic of great conceptual and empirical interest. This book puts Darwin's theory of evolution in historical context showing that, in important respects, his central mechanism of natural selection gives the clue to understanding the nature of organisms. Natural selection has important implications, not just for the understanding of life's history – single-celled organism to man – but also for our understanding of contemporary social norms, as well as the nature of religious belief. The book is written in clear, non-technical language, appealing not just to philosophers, historians, and biologists, but also to general readers who find thinking about important issues both challenging and exciting.

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  • Part of the Understanding Life series, discussions are clear, non-technical and jargon-free, making it accessible to the non-expert
  • Provides a comprehensive explanation of an important and often misunderstood concept and its full ramifications
  • Covers broader issues of science and culture in relation to the notion that evolutionary biology threatens cultural mores and religion
Author: Ruse Michael
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pages: 188
ISBN: 9781009088329
Cover: Paperback
Edition Number: 1
Release Year: 2022

Introduction
1. The origin of species
2. Organism and mechanism: rival root metaphors
3. 'The non-Darwinian revolution?'
4. The synthesis
5. Is natural selection a vera causa?
6.The positive case
7.Time for a change?
8. Natural selection and its discontents
Envoi
Index.

Michael Ruse is the Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science at Florida State University. His many books include Darwinism as Religion, The Philosophy of Human Evolution, and The Darwinian Revolution.

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