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statisticalist interpretation of natural selection: a standalone construct

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Philosophy of biology

view that selection and drift are statistical summaries of individual-level events rather than population-level causal forces.

In philosophy of biology, statisticalist interpretation of natural selection refers to view that selection and drift are statistical summaries of individual-level events rather than population-level causal forces. This meaning comes from Walsh (2002) in Philosophy of Science.[1]

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Walsh, D. M., Lewens, T., & Ariew, A. (2002). The Trials of Life: Natural Selection and Random Drift. Philosophy of Science, 69(3), 452-473. https://doi.org/10.1086/342454

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