Evolutionary Causation: Biological and Philosophical Reflections

by Massimo Pigliucci

A comprehensive treatment of the concept of causation in evolutionary biology that makes clear its central role in both historical and contemporary debates.
Most scientific explanations are causal. This is certainly the case in evolutionary biology, which seeks to explain the diversity of life and the adaptive fit between organisms and their surroundings. The nature of causation in evolutionary biology, however, is contentious. How causation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262039923
• ISBN13: 9780262039925
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.1" x 9.1"