Millstein, Roberta (2002) How Not to Argue for the Indeterminism of Evolution: A Look at Two Recent Attempts to Settle the Issue. [Preprint]

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Abstract

I examine recent debates in the philosophy of biology over the determinism or indeterminism of the evolutionary process, focusing on two papers in particular: Glymour 2001 and Stamos 2001. I argue that neither of these papers succeeds in making the case for the indeterminism of the evolutionary process, and suggest that what is needed is a detailed analysis of the causal processes at every level from the quantum mechanical to the evolutionary.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Millstein, Roberta
Keywords:	determinism, indeterminism, Stamos, Glymour, evolution
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism
Depositing User:	Dr. Roberta L. Millstein
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2002
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:11
Item ID:	812
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism
Date:	September 2002
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/812

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