Multilevel Selection and the Theory of Evolution: Historical and Conceptual Issues

Investigates a controversial and overlooked area of the philosophy of evolutionary biology

Debunks the sources of the ambiguity surrounding notion of multilevel selection in the philosophy of biology

Explores the suspicion that the hierarchical expansion of the notion of selection may alter our general notion of "natural selection" to the point of rendering it questionable or even unrecognizable

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319786768
• ISBN13: 9783319786766
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"