Evolution and the Levels of Selection

by Samir Okasha

Book Overview

Does natural selection act primarily on individual organisms, on groups, on genes, or on whole species? The question of levels of selection - on which biologists and philosophers have long disagreed - is central to evolutionary theory and to the philosophy of biology. Samir Okasha's comprehensive analysis gives a clear account of the philosophical issues at stake in the current debate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199556717
• ISBN13: 9780199556717
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.3"