Darwin's philosophical legacy : the good and the not-so-good / Gerard M. Verschuuren.

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Verschuuren, G. M. N. (Geert M. N.)

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TextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2012.Description: 1 online resource (x, 121 p.)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780739175217
0739175211
1306687063
9781306687065

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Darwin's philosophical legacyDDC classification:

576.8/2092 23

LOC classification:

B818

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Contents:

Selection filter: the good legacy -- Selection filter?: a not-so-good legacy -- Heredity: the good legacy -- Heredity?: a not-so-good legacy -- Reductionism: the good legacy -- Reductionism?: a not-so-good legacy -- Unified theory: the good legacy -- Unified theory?: a not-so-good legacy -- Randomness: the good legacy -- Randomness?: a not-so-good legacy -- No purpose: the good legacy -- No purpose?: a not-so-good legacy -- No designer: the good legacy -- No designer?: a not-so-good legacy -- Gradualism: the good legacy -- Gradualism?: a not-so-good legacy -- No thresholds: the good legacy -- No thresholds?: a not-so-good legacy.

Summary: There is hardly any university, college, or even high school left where they do not teach Darwinism-and rightly so. Yet, most of these places do more preaching than teaching. They teach more than they should, and at the same time, they teach less than they should. This book wants to evaluate Darwin's legacy from a philosophical viewpoint by trying to analyze the strong points as well as the weak points of what came to be known as neo-Darwinism.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 117) and index.

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There is hardly any university, college, or even high school left where they do not teach Darwinism-and rightly so. Yet, most of these places do more preaching than teaching. They teach more than they should, and at the same time, they teach less than they should. This book wants to evaluate Darwin's legacy from a philosophical viewpoint by trying to analyze the strong points as well as the weak points of what came to be known as neo-Darwinism.

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