Natural Selection's Explanatory Scope
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 7956945 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Brian Mcloone (0000-0002-2622-4104, Portland State University, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2022 |
| Volumen | 17 |
| Número | 10 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2022-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Editorial | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/phc3.12881 |
| OpenAlex | W4292878179 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 1 |
| Referencias citadas | 76 |
There are ongoing debates in philosophy of biology about what falls within natural selection's explanatory scope. These include debates about whether selection can explain individual‐level traits, the extent to which selection can explain distributions of trait frequencies, and whether selection can explain the origin of novel traits. Here I'll survey these debates, suggest which views seem most plausible, and describe some useful conceptual frameworks for thinking about the issues involved
Biology · Epistemology · Natural selection · Trait · Computer Science · Evolution and Genetic Dynamics · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
Organisms, Agency, and Evolution
Biological Autonomy
The Origins of Order
Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection
The spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian paradigm
Evolutionary Rate at the Molecular Level
Strength of Evidence for Density Dependence in Abundance Time Series of 1198 Species
Optimal foraging, the marginal value theorem
Causation in biology
Causes That Make a Difference
Adaptive versus non‐adaptive phenotypic plasticity and the potential for contemporary adaptation in new environments
Developmental Constraints and Evolution
Epiphenomenalism
The Nature of Selection
What can natural selection explain
Selection explanations of token traits
The negative view of natural selection
Probabilistic causation and the explanatory role of natural selection
Population and organismal perspectives on trait origins
Natural selection and the limitations of environmental resources
Explaining Complex Adaptations
Sex and Selection
Evolutionary debunking arguments and the explanatory scope of natural selection
The Trials of Life
There Is No Asymmetry of Identity Assumptions in the Debate over Selection and Individuals
Manipulation and the Causes of Evolution
Dimensions of Scientific Law
Teleological Explanations in Evolutionary Biology
Natural Selection and Contrastive Explanation
The Indeterministic Character of Evolutionary Theory
What, if Anything, Is an Evolutionary Novelty
Common Ancestry and Natural Selection
Pruning the Tree of Life
Is Sex Really Necessary? And Other Questions for Lewens
Evolution, Wisconsin Style
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