In recent years, evolutionary theorists have come to recognize that
the reductionist, individualist, gene-centered approach to evolution
cannot sufficiently account for the emergence of complex biological
systems over time. Peter A. Corning has been at the forefront of a new
generation of complexity theorists who have been working to reshape
the foundations of evolutionary theory. Well known for his Synergism
Hypothesis—a theory of complexity in evolution that assigns a key
causal role to various forms of functional synergy—Corning puts this
theory into a much broader framework in Holistic Darwinism, addressing
many of the issues and concepts associated with the evolution of
complex systems. Corning's paradigm embraces and integrates many
related theoretical developments of recent years, from multilevel
selection theory to niche construction theory, gene-culture
coevolution theory, and theories of self-organization. Offering new
approaches to thermodynamics, information theory, and economic
analysis, Corning suggests how all of these domains can be brought
firmly within what he characterizes as a post–neo-Darwinian
evolutionary synthesis.
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9780226116334
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2018
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University of Chicago Press
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Engelsk
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