Is There an Empirical Disagreement between Genic and Genotypic Selection Models? A Response to Brandon and Nijhout
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14433017 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nanci Weinberger (0000-0002-4011-5756, corresponding author), Naftali Weinberger |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 225-237 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/659220 |
| OpenAlex | W2176533763 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
In a recent paper, Brandon and Nijhout argue against genic selectionism—the thesis, roughly, that evolutionary processes are best understood from the gene's-eye point of view—by presenting a case in which genic models of selection allegedly make predictions that conflict with the (correct) predictions of higher-level genotypic selection models. Their argument, if successful, would refute the widely held belief that genic models and higher-level models are predictively equivalent. Here, I argue that Brandon and Nijhout fail to demonstrate that the models make incompatible predictions
Argument (complex analysis) · Biology · Epistemology · Evolutionary biology · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Evolution and Genetic Dynamics · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
Evolution and the Levels of Selection
The Return of the Gene
The Units of Selection
A Critical Review of Philosophical Work on the Units of Selection Problem
The Empirical Nonequivalence of Genic and Genotypic Models of Selection
Artifact, Cause and Genic Selection
Tempered Realism about the Force of Selection
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2018 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |