Inclusive Fitness and Kin Selection

The biological world is full of phenomena that seem to run counter to Darwin's insight that natural selection can lead to the appearance of design. This Element covers the shared foundations of evolutionary explanations for several seemingly puzzling phenomena, focusing on the concepts of inclusive fitness and kin selection.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. What is inclusive fitness?; 3. The usefulness of inclusive fitness; 4. What is kin selection?; 5. The importance of kin selection; 6. Conclusion; References.

Summary

The biological world is full of phenomena that seem to run counter to Darwin's insight that natural selection can lead to the appearance of design. This Element covers the shared foundations of evolutionary explanations for several seemingly puzzling phenomena, focusing on the concepts of inclusive fitness and kin selection.

Foreword

This Element looks at the foundations of social evolution, with focus on inclusive fitness and kin selection.

Product details

• Authors: Hannah Rubin, Hannah (University of Missouri Rubin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2024
• EAN: 9781009467995
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0946799-5
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Biology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, game theory, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Evolutionary anthropology / Human evolution