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evolutionary theory

by Krist Vaesen, Wybo Houkes
"... Abstract Evolutionary anthropologists and archaeologists have been considerably successful in modelling the cumulative evolution of culture, of technological skills and knowledge in particular. Recently, one of these models has been introduced in the philosophy of science by De Cruz and De Smedt (Ph ..."
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Abstract Evolutionary anthropologists and archaeologists have been considerably successful in modelling the cumulative evolution of culture, of technological skills and knowledge in particular. Recently, one of these models has been introduced in the philosophy of science by De Cruz and De Smedt

of evolutionary theory

by Cele Abad-zapatero, Cele Abad-zapatero
"... Notes of a protein crystallographer: the molecular structure ..."
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Notes of a protein crystallographer: the molecular structure

EVOLUTIONARY THEORY

by Ola Hansson, Release Date A
"... General School Subject: biological sciences Specific School Subject: biology ..."
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General School Subject: biological sciences Specific School Subject: biology

Prediction in Selectionist Evolutionary Theory

by Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther, Many Thanks To Fermín Fulda, Larry Laudan, Elliot Sober For Illuminating, To John Beatty, Kirk Fitzhugh, Peter Godfrey-smith, Deborah Mayo, Amir Najmi, Richard Otte, Sarah Richardson , 2009
"... Selectionist evolutionary theory has often been faulted for not making novel predictions that are surprising, risky, and correct. I argue that it in fact exhibits the theoretical virtue of predictive capacity in addition to two other virtues: explanatory unification and model fitting. Two case studi ..."
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Selectionist evolutionary theory has often been faulted for not making novel predictions that are surprising, risky, and correct. I argue that it in fact exhibits the theoretical virtue of predictive capacity in addition to two other virtues: explanatory unification and model fitting. Two case

An evolutionary theory of commons management

by Peter J. Richerson, Robert Boyd, Brian Paciotti - The Drama of the Commons, 403442. Washington, D.C.: National Academy , 2002
"... Our aim in this chapter is to draw lessons from current theory on the evolution of human cooperation for the management of contemporary commons. Evolutionary theorists have long been interested in cooperation but social scientists have documented patterns of cooperation in humans that present unusua ..."
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Our aim in this chapter is to draw lessons from current theory on the evolution of human cooperation for the management of contemporary commons. Evolutionary theorists have long been interested in cooperation but social scientists have documented patterns of cooperation in humans that present

Interpretations of Probability in Evolutionary Theory

by Roberta L Millstein Yz
"... The ubiquitous probabilities of evolutionary theory (ET) spark the question: Which interpretation of probability is the most appropriate for ET? There is reason to think that, whatever we take probabilities in ET to be, they must be consistent with both determinism and indeterminism. I argue that t ..."
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The ubiquitous probabilities of evolutionary theory (ET) spark the question: Which interpretation of probability is the most appropriate for ET? There is reason to think that, whatever we take probabilities in ET to be, they must be consistent with both determinism and indeterminism. I argue

Evolutionary Theory and Primate Behavior

by Dario Maestripieri , 2001
"... Evolutionary geneticist Theodosius Dobzhanski (1973) stated that “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. ” Primate behavior is a biological phenomenon and as such it is likely to be the product of evolution. Primate behavior can be studied at different levels of analysis— o ..."
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biology. The importance of evolutionary theory to understand behavior was only fully appreciated almost 100 years after the publication of Darwin’s (1859)

The evolutionary theory of the firm: Routines, complexity and change

by Werner Hölzl, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Werner Hölzl - Vienna University of Economics and B.A
"... The evolutionary theory of the firm. Routines, complexity and change. ..."
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The evolutionary theory of the firm. Routines, complexity and change.

Are ecological and evolutionary theories scientific

by Bertram G. Murray - Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , 2001
"... Scientists observe nature, search for generalizations, and provide explanations for why the world is as it is. Generalizations are of two kinds. The first are descriptive and inductive, such as Boyle’s Law. They are derived from observations and therefore refer to observables (in this case, pressure ..."
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-Darwinian Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection. Other philosophers dismiss nonpredictive, explanatory theories, including evolutionary ‘theory’, as metaphysics. Most biologists do not think of themselves as philosophers or give much thought to the philosophical basis of their research. Nevertheless

Verbal behavior

by B. F Skinner , 1957
"... Evolutionary theory has always been plagued by scantiness of evidence. We see the products of evolution but not much of the process. Most of the story happened long ago, and little remains of the early stages. Especially few traces of behavior remain; only recently were there artefacts that could en ..."
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Evolutionary theory has always been plagued by scantiness of evidence. We see the products of evolution but not much of the process. Most of the story happened long ago, and little remains of the early stages. Especially few traces of behavior remain; only recently were there artefacts that could
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