The Structure and Confirmation of Evolutionary Theory / / Elisabeth A. Lloyd.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: Lloyd, Elisabeth A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022]; ©1994
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (250 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface (1994) --; Preface --; 1 Introduction: Other Descriptions of the Structure of Evolutionary Theory --; 2 The Semantic Approach and Evolutionary Theory --; 3 The Structure of Population Genetics --; 4 Structured Populations: Group, Kin, and Organismic Selection --; 5 The Units of Selection --; 6 Species Selection --; 7 Genie Selection --; 8 Confirmation of Evolutionary Models --; 9 Conclusion --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780691223834; 9783110442496; 9783110784237
• DOI: 10.1515/9780691223834?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Elisabeth A. Lloyd.

Traditionally a scientific theory is viewed as based on universal laws of nature that serve as axioms for logical deduction. In analyzing the logical structure of evolutionary biology, Elisabeth Lloyd argues that the semantic account is more appropriate and powerful. This book will be of interest to biologists and philosophers alike.