Units of Selection

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Javier Suárez (Jagiellonian University, Krakow and Universidad de Oviedo, Spain) Elisabeth A. Lloyd (Indiana University)

Units of Selection

Javier Suárez (Jagiellonian University, Krakow and Universidad de Oviedo, Spain), Elisabeth A. Lloyd (Indiana University)

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English

Cambridge University Press
21 September 2023

Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; Philosophy of science; Evolution; Animal behaviour; Early man

Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Biology

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This Element introduces the Disambiguating Project (DP) about the units of selection. By DP, the authors mean the thesis that the expression 'units of selection' refers to at least three non-co-extensional functional concepts: interactor, replicator/reproducer/reconstitutor, and manifestor of adaptation/type-1 agent. They present each concept and demonstrate the necessity of their isolation, because each of them responds to a distinct question about the units of selection, and these distinct questions are not always posed in combination in today's biological research. They further apply the framework to the analysis of the debates concerning the Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality (ETI) and argue that the DP interprets the ETI better than any project rejecting the three meanings of 'units of selection.' Thus, they claim that the differentiation between at least these three functional concepts is fundamental to clarify some conceptual confusions in biology, which rest on the conflation of these distinct meanings.

By: Javier Suárez (Jagiellonian University Krakow and Universidad de Oviedo Spain), Elisabeth A. Lloyd (Indiana University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 277g
ISBN: 9781009449236
ISBN 10: 1009449230
Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Biology
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 21 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active