Chapter 2. Conceptual and Analytic Approaches to Evolution

  1. Kenneth M. Weiss,
  2. Anne V. Buchanan

Published Online: 28 JAN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/0471532657.ch2

Book Title

Genetics and the Logic of Evolution

Genetics and the Logic of Evolution

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How to Cite

Weiss, K. M. and Buchanan, A. V. (2005) Conceptual and Analytic Approaches to Evolution, in Genetics and the Logic of Evolution, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471532657.ch2

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 JAN 2005
  2. Published Print: 9 JAN 2004

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471238058

Online ISBN: 9780471532651

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Keywords:

  • branching process;
  • teleological evolution;
  • classic darwinian theory

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Some General Concepts

  • Some Concepts of Evolution are Useful, But Should Not Be Overused

  • Genes Are Involved in Everything, But Not Everything Is “Genetic”

  • Why These Conceptual Issues Are Important

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