9780521116374

Paleontology

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9780521116374

Hardcover|9780521116374


Overview

In the wake of the paleobiological revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, paleontologists continue to investigate far-reaching questions about how evolution works. Many of those questions have a philosophical dimension. How is macroevolution related to evolutionary changes within populations? Is evolutionary history contingent? How much can we know about the causes of evolutionary trends? How do paleontologists read the patterns in the fossil record to learn about the underlying evolutionary processes? Derek Turner explores these and other questions, introducing the reader to exciting recent work in the philosophy of paleontology and to theoretical issues including punctuated equilibria and species selection. He also critically examines some of the major accomplishments and arguments of paleontologists of the last 40 years.

ISBN-13

9780521116374

ISBN-10

0521116376

Weight

1.40 Pounds

Dimensions

7.25 x 0.50 x 10.25 In

List Price

$82.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

240 pages

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published On

2011-04-28



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