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The Triumph of the Darwinian Method

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This volume surveys the complete range of the Darwin's accomplishments, offering a coherent and consistent treatment of the flow of ideas throughout Darwin's works. Ghiselin constructs a unified theoretical system that explains the major features of Darwin's investigations, evaluating the literature from a historical, scientific, and philosophical perspective.

Author(s): Michael T. Ghiselin
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
Year: 1972

Language: English
Pages: 308
City: BERKELEY, LOS ANGELES, LONDON
Tags: evolution; natural selection; geology; darwin; darwinism; proof;

Front Cover......Page 1
Front Jacket......Page 2
Title Page......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 13
Contents......Page 15
List of Figures......Page 16
Introduction: The Problem and the Sources......Page 17
1. Geology......Page 29
2. Biogeography and Evolution......Page 48
3. Natural Selection......Page 62
4. Taxonomy......Page 94
5. Barnacles......Page 119
6 . A Metaphysical Satire......Page 147
7. Variation......Page 176
8. An Evolutionary Psychology......Page 203
9. Sexual Selection......Page 230
10. Conclusions......Page 248
Appendix: Important Dates......Page 261
Notes......Page 263
Index......Page 297
Back Cover......Page 308