The Nature of Selection is a straightforward, self-contained introduction to philosophical and biological problems in evolutionary theory. It presents a powerfu

Natural selection is an immense and important subject, yet there have been few attempts to summarize its effects on natural populations, and fewer still which d

Biological evolution is a fact—but the many conflicting theories of evolution remain controversial even today. When Adaptation and Natural Selection was first

This book contests the general view that natural selection constitutes the explanatory core of evolutionary biology. It invites the reader to consider an altern

Jerry Fodor and Massimo Piatelli-Palmarini, a distinguished philosopher and scientist working in tandem, reveal major flaws at the heart of Darwinian evolutiona