Reisman, Kenneth and Forber, Patrick (2004) Manipulation and the Causes of Evolution. In: UNSPECIFIED. (In Press)
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Abstract
Evolutionary processes such as natural selection and random drift are commonly regarded as causes of population-level change. We respond to a recent challenge that drift and selection are best understood as statistical trends, not causes. Our reply appeals to manipulation as a strategy for uncovering causal relationships: if you can systematically manipulate variable A to bring about a change in variable B, then A is a cause of B. We argue that selection and drift can be systematically manipulated to produce different kinds of population-level change. They should therefore be regarded as causes.
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| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory General Issues > Causation |
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| Depositing User: | Kenneth Reisman | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 29 Aug 2004 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:12 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 1920 | |||||||||
| Public Domain: | No | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory General Issues > Causation |
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| Date: | 2004 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/1920 |
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