On genetics, ecology, and the role of philosophy in evolutionary biology: a reply to Distin

David M. Shuker

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-22028-9_31

On genetics, ecology, and the role of philosophy in evolutionary biology: a reply to Distin

David M. Shuker^*

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In this reply, I consider the valuable points raised by Distin in the light of the actuality of evolution as a population genetic process, and how philosophers of science may come to help evolutionary biologists tackle the problems that matter to them.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Evolutionary biology
Subtitle of host publication	contemporary and historical reflections upon core theory
Editors	Thomas E. Dickins, Benjamin J. A. Dickens
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Nature
Chapter	31
Pages	511-514
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031220289
ISBN (Print)	9783031220272, 9783031220302
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22028-9_31
Publication status	Published - 9 Mar 2023

Publication series

Name	Evolutionary biology: new perspectives on its development
Volume	6
ISSN (Print)	2524-7751
ISSN (Electronic)	2524-776X

Keywords

Darwin
Evolution
Natural selection
Philosophy
Population genetics

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Shuker, D. M. (2023). On genetics, ecology, and the role of philosophy in evolutionary biology: a reply to Distin. In T. E. Dickins, & B. J. A. Dickens (Eds.), Evolutionary biology: contemporary and historical reflections upon core theory (pp. 511-514). (Evolutionary biology: new perspectives on its development; Vol. 6). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22028-9_31

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Shuker, DM 2023, On genetics, ecology, and the role of philosophy in evolutionary biology: a reply to Distin. in TE Dickins & BJA Dickens (eds), Evolutionary biology: contemporary and historical reflections upon core theory. Evolutionary biology: new perspectives on its development, vol. 6, Springer Nature, Cham, pp. 511-514. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22028-9_31

On genetics, ecology, and the role of philosophy in evolutionary biology: a reply to Distin. / Shuker, David M.
Evolutionary biology: contemporary and historical reflections upon core theory. ed. / Thomas E. Dickins; Benjamin J. A. Dickens. Cham: Springer Nature, 2023. p. 511-514 (Evolutionary biology: new perspectives on its development; Vol. 6).

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