Convergence and Parallelism in Evolution
A Neo-Gouldian Account
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8397605 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Trevor Pearce (University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 429-448 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/axr046 |
| OpenAlex | W2127620921 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 31 |
Determining whether a homoplastic trait is the result of convergence or parallelism is central to many of the most important contemporary discussions in biology and philosophy: the relation between evolution and development, the importance of constraints on variation, and the role of contingency in evolution. In this article, I show that two recent attempts to draw a black-or-white distinction between convergence and parallelism fail, albeit for different reasons. Nevertheless, I argue that we should not be afraid of gray areas: a clarified version of S. J. Gould's earlier account, based on a separation of underlying developmental mechanisms from the realized trait, still represents a useful approach. 1 Introduction 2 The Topological Approach 3 The Screening-Off Approach 4 The Neo-Gouldian Approach 5 Conclusion
Contingency · Convergence (economics) · Economics · Epistemology · Parallel computing · Parallelism (grammar) · Relation (database) · Trait · Computer Science · Evolution and Genetic Dynamics · Evolution and Science Education · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2018 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |