Did Darwin write the Origin backwards? : philosophical essays on Darwin's theory / Elliott Sober.

In his latest book, Elliott Sober argues that Darwin's theory is best described not as evolution by natural selection but as common ancestry plus natural selection."-John Hedley Brooke, Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion and director of the Ian Ramsey Centre, University of Oxford. "In...

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Main Author: Sober, Elliott
Language:English
Published: Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books, [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882. > On the origin of species.
Evolution (Biology) > Philosophy.
Natural selection > Philosophy.
Physical Description:230 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Did Darwin write the origin backwards?
  • Darwin and group selection
  • Sex ratio theory-- Darwin, before, and after
  • Darwin and naturalism
  • Postscript.