Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection

by Peter Godfrey-Smith

Book Overview

In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called "natural selection," a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success. He argued that this mechanism was the key to explaining the most puzzling features of the natural world, and science and philosophy were changed forever as a result. The exact nature of the Darwinian process has been controversial ever since, however. Godfrey-Smith draws on new developments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199596271
• ISBN13: 9780199596270
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"