The Role of Mathematics in Evolutionary Theory
(Part of the Elements in the Philosophy of Biology Series)
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The central role of mathematical modeling in modern evolutionary theory has raised a concern as to why and how abstract formulae can say anything about empirical phenomena of evolution. This Element introduces existing philosophical approaches to this problem and proposes a new account according to which evolutionary models are based on causal, and not just mathematical, assumptions. The novel account features causal models both as the Humean 'uniform...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1108727859
ISBN13:9781108727853
Release Date:October 2019
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:75 Pages
Weight:0.24 lbs.
Dimensions:0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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