Author's School

Arts & Sciences

Author's Department

Biology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2005

Originally Published In

Goodenough, U. (2005). Reductionism and holism, chance and selection, mechanism and mind. Zygon, 40(2), 369-380. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2005.00669.x

Abstract

Despite its rich and deepening panoply of empirical support, evolutionary theory continues to generate widespread concern. Some of this concern can be attributed to misunderstandings of the original concept, some to unfamiliarity with its current trajectories, and some to strongly held fears that it strips the human of cherished attributes. In this essay I seek to deconstruct such misunderstandings, lift up current concepts of what evolution entails, and address some of the existential issues it generates.

Comments

This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Goodenough, U. (2005). Reductionism and holism, chance and selection, mechanism and mind. Zygon, 40(2), 369-380, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9744.2005.00669.x. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.

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