A Non-Newtonian Newtonian Model of Evolution: The ZFEL View.

Recently philosophers of biology have argued over whether or not Newtonian mechanics provides a useful analogy for thinking about evolutionary theory. For philosophers, the canonical presentation of this analogy is Sober's. Matthen and Ariew and Walsh, Lewins, and Ariew argue that this analogy is de...

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Published in:	Philosophy of Science Vol. 77; no. 5; pp. 702 - 716
Main Author:	Brandon, Robert N.
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press Dec2010
Subjects:	Mechanics (Physics) Evolutionary theories Philosophy of biology Analogy Theory of knowledge
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost