The collapse of Darwinism, or, The rise of a realist theory of life / Graeme Donald Snooks.
The collapse of Darwinism, or, The rise of a realist theory of life / Graeme Donald Snooks.
The collapse of Darwinism, or, The rise of a realist theory of life / Graeme Donald Snooks.
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Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2003.
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N576.82/17
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English
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xv, 340 p. ; 24 cm.
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Prologue: "The Grandest Pile of Ruins I Ever Saw" -- 1. The Rise and Fall of Darwinism -- Pt. I. Darwin's Dissenting Chapel -- 2. The Chapel of Evolution: Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection -- 3. Flaws in the Foundations: Darwin's Method of Theory-Building and Persuasion -- 4. Stress in the Struct...
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Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2003.
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Maryland
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c2003.
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"The resultant realist theory posits life as a strategic pursuit (rather than a game of chance) in which organisms adopt dynamic strategies (only one of which is genetic change) to survive and prosper. Organisms' and species' progress is achieved through "strategic selection" - a concept that displaces the 'divine selection" of creationists and the...
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The collapse of Darwinism, or, The rise of a realist theory of life / Graeme Donald Snooks.
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Rise of a realist theory of life.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N576.82/17
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74Vv50QzmOvA
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0739106139 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780739106136 (cloth : alk. paper)
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576.82
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991017842129702626
