PhilSci Archive

Drift: A Historical and Conceptual Overview

Plutynski, A (2007) Drift: A Historical and Conceptual Overview. Biological Theory, 2 (1). pp. 156-167. ISSN 1555-5550

This is the latest version of this item.

[img]
Preview
 Text
BioTh.final.pdf - Accepted Version
Download (233kB) | Preview

Abstract

There are several different ways in which chance affects evolutionary
change. That all of these processes are called “random genetic drift”
is in part a due to common elements across these different processes,
but is also a product of historical borrowing of models and language
across different levels of organization in the biological hierarchy. A
history of the concept of drift will reveal the variety of contexts in
which drift has played an explanatory role in biology, and will shed
light on some of the philosophical controversy surrounding whether
drift is a cause of evolutionary change.

Export/Citation: EndNote | BibTeX | Dublin Core | ASCII/Text Citation (Chicago) | HTML Citation | OpenURL
Social Networking:
Share |
Item Type: Published Article or Volume
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCID
Plutynski, Aaplutyns@wustl.edu
Keywords: chance, evolution, explanation, random genetic drift, causation
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory
General Issues > Causation
General Issues > Explanation
Depositing User: A Plutynski
Date Deposited: 15 Nov 2018 00:26
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2018 00:26
Item ID: 15337
Journal or Publication Title: Biological Theory
Publisher: Springer
DOI or Unique Handle: https://doi.org/10.1162/biot.2007.2.2.156
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory
General Issues > Causation
General Issues > Explanation
Date: 2007
Page Range: pp. 156-167
Volume: 2
Number: 1
ISSN: 1555-5550
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15337

Available Versions of this Item

Monthly Views for the past 3 years

Monthly Downloads for the past 3 years

Plum Analytics

Altmetric.com

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item