Abstract
Biological evolution is a fact-but the many conflicting theories of evolution remain controversial even today. When Adaptation and Natural Selection was first published in 1966, it struck a powerful blow against those who argued for the concept of group selection-the idea that evolution acts to select entire species rather than individuals. Williams's famous work in favor of simple Darwinism over group selection has become a classic of science literature, valued for its thorough and convincing argument and its relevance to many fields outside of biology. Now with a new foreword by Richard Dawkins, Adaptation and Natural Selection is an essential text for understanding the nature of scientific debate
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Natural selectionDarwinismAdaptation (eye)Relevance (law)Selection (genetic algorithm)EpistemologyArgument (complex analysis)Natural (archaeology)Group selectionBiological evolutionSurvival of the fittestEnvironmental ethicsSociologyBiologyEvolutionary biologyPhilosophyPolitical scienceComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceLaw
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George C. Williams
(2018).
Adaptation and Natural Selection: A Critique of Some Current Evolutionary Thought.
Princeton University Press eBooks
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691185507
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