The Major Metaphors of Evolution Darwinism Then and Now

This book presents a unified evolutionary framework based on three sets of metaphors that will help to consolidate discussions on evolutionary transitions. Evolution is the unifying principle of life, making identifying ways to apply evolutionary principles to tackle existence-threatening crises suc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Agosta, Salvatore J., Brooks, Daniel R. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
Series:Evolutionary Biology – New Perspectives on Its Development
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Context
  • Chapter 2: A Talking Book
  • Chapter 3: Setting the Stage
  • Chapter 4: Neo-Darwinism, Expansion and Consolidation (1900-1980)
  • Chapter 5: Criticism, Resistance, a Glimmer of Hope
  • Chapter 6: Buying Time
  • Chapter 7: Making Space
  • Chapter 8: Conflict Resolution
  • Chapter 9: Evolutionary Transitions
  • Chapter 10: The Stockholm Paradigm
  • Chapter 11: Putting Evolution to Work