Review of McShea, Daniel W. and Robert N. Brandon, Biology’s First Law: The Tendency for Diversity and Complexity to Increase in Evolutionary Systems, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010, 184 pp.

Authors

  • Ariel Roffé Universidad de Buenos Aires

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48160/18532330me4.113

Keywords:

Gene Drift, complexity, diversity, Robert Brandon, Daniel McSea

Abstract

This is the review written by Ariel Roffé of the book written by the biologist Daniel W. McShea and the biology philosopher Robert N. Brandon, The Tendency for Diversity and Complexity to Increase in Evolutionary Systems, in which they challenge the explicit explanations found in the literature about the origin of diversity and complexity in living beings.

References

Brandon, R. N. y D. W. McShea (2012), “Four Solutions for Four Puzzles”, Biology and Phi-losophy 27(5): 737-744.

Lorenzano, P. (2007), “Leyes fundamentales y leyes de la biología”, Scientiae Studia 5(2): 185-214.

McShea, D. W. y R. N. Brandon (2010), Biology’s First Law: The Tendency for Diversity and Complexity to Increase in Evolutionary Systems, Chicago: Chicago University Press.

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Published

2013-10-01

How to Cite

Roffé, A. (2013). Review of McShea, Daniel W. and Robert N. Brandon, Biology’s First Law: The Tendency for Diversity and Complexity to Increase in Evolutionary Systems, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010, 184 pp. Metatheoria – Journal of Philosophy and History of Science, 4(1), 113–119. https://doi.org/10.48160/18532330me4.113

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): Special Issue - Narrative Figuralism and Epistemic Responsibility in Historical Controversies

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Book Reviews

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