The Nature of Selection: Evolutionary Theory in Philosophical Focus

By Elliott Sober

Book Overview

The Nature of Selectionprovides a straightforward and self-contained introduction to philosophical and biological problems in evolutionary theory. It presents a powerful analysis of the evolutionary concepts of natural selection, fitness, and adaptation and clarifies controversial issues concerning altruism, group selection, and the idea that organisms are survival machines built for the good of the genes that inhabit them. Elliott Sober is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the editor of Conceptual Issues in Evolutionary Biology(Bradford Books 1984). A Bradford Book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262690942
• ISBN13: 9780262690942
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.