Modelling Evolution (Elements in the Philosophy of Biology) - Hardcover

Veit, Walter

 
9781009459990: Modelling Evolution (Elements in the Philosophy of Biology)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1009459996 ISBN 13: 9781009459990
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2025

Synopsis

This Element discusses the central role of models within evolutionary biology, offering an accessible introduction and synthesis of literature in both evolutionary biology and the philosophy of models. We will examine three questions: first, what does it mean to be a 'model' and to engage in 'modelling'? Second, what types of models are employed within evolutionary biology? Third, how can models of evolution be tested? In exploring the answers to these questions, this Element hopes to highlight how evolutionary biology and philosophy of biology can usefully interact to understand conceptual and methodological problems arising from modelling evolution.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1009459996
ISBN 13 
9781009459990
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
70

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