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Philosophy of biology

family of theses that natural selection is the main cause or best explanation of organismal traits, distinguished into several kinds.

In philosophy of biology, adaptationism refers to family of theses that natural selection is the main cause or best explanation of organismal traits, distinguished into several kinds. This meaning comes from Lewens (2008) in Biology & Philosophy.[1]

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References

Lewens, T. (2008). Seven types of adaptationism. Biology & Philosophy, 24(2), 161-182. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-008-9145-7

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