Development and Evolution: Including Psychophysical Evolution, Evolution by Orthoplasy, and the Theory of Genetic Modes (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

James Mark Baldwin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0365348945 ISBN 13: 9780365348948

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2019

Synopsis

Unlock the ideas that shaped early evolutionary theory and the links between mind and life.

This comprehensive volume, titled Development and Evolution: Including Psychophysical Evolution, Evolution by Orthoplasy, and the Theory of Genetic Modes, surveys how thinkers linked psychology, biology, and genetics to explain how living beings change over time.

This edition collects and contrasts multiple viewpoints, presenting a broad, accessible view of theories like organic selection and orthoplasy. It weaves together historical discussions, quotations, and extended explanations to show how different approaches illuminate the problems of genesis, variation, and evolution. Ideal for readers seeking a deep, contextual look at the roots of evolutionary thought and the dialogue between biology and mind.

• Learn how concepts such as psychophysical evolution, organistic selection, and genetic modes were developed and debated.
• See how interconnected ideas from biology and psychology inform theories of evolution and history.
• Understand the role of collaboration, quotation, and cross‑disciplinary dialogue in shaping scientific arguments.
• Discover how different presentations of similar ideas can advance or challenge a theory over time.

Ideal for readers of the history of science, philosophy of biology, and advanced evolutionary psychology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0365348945
• ISBN 13: 9780365348948
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 420