The Extended (Evolutionary) Synthesis Debate: Where Science Meets Philosophy
Massimo Pigliucci and Leonard Finkelman
- Author Affiliations
Massimo Pigliucci (massimo@platofootnote.org) and Leonard Finkelman are affiliated with the Philosophy Program in the City University of New York's Graduate Center.
Source/Fonte: PNAS Bernardi 2007
Abstract
Recent debates between proponents of the modern evolutionary synthesis (the standard model in evolutionary biology) and those of a possible extended synthesis are a good example of the fascinating tangle among empirical, theoretical, and conceptual or philosophical matters that is the practice of evolutionary biology. In this essay, we briefly discuss two case studies from this debate, highlighting the relevance of philosophical thinking to evolutionary biologists in the hope of spurring further constructive cross-pollination between the two fields.
Key words: modern synthesis extended synthesis philosophy of science epigenetic inheritance levels of selection
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