Richard C Lewontin - Researcher Profile

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The spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian paradigm: a critique of the adaptationist programme

Stephen Jay Gould , Richard C Lewontin

An adaptationist programme has dominated evolutionary thought in England and the United States during the past 40 years. It is based on faith in the power of natural selection a...

1979 Proceedings of the Royal Society of L... 7661 citations

Sociobiology as an adaptationist program

Richard C Lewontin

Sociobiology is discussed as an extreme example of the adaptationist program. This program attempts to describe all aspects of living organisms as optimal solutions to problems ...

1979 Systems Research and Behavioral Science 429 citations

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Stephen Jay Gould

Australian National University

Researcher Info

h-index: 2
Publications: 2
Citations: 8,090
Institution: Harvard University

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