Mismatch Theories in Evolutionary Medicine - A Philosophical Exploration

This book investigates the limits and possibilities of mismatch theories in evolutionary medicine, a topic that has not yet received much attention in philosophy.  Mismatch explanations are part of a broader attempt to establish evolutionary thinking as a foundation for human medicine. Although mismatch explanations are well-established in ecology to account for extinction risks, the ongoing attempts to transfer them into human medical contexts are riddled with conceptual and ethical problems. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the theoretical presuppositions as well as the normative implications associated with mismatch theorizing in evolutionary medicine

List of contents

 1. Evolutionary Medicine and Biomedical Ethics.- 2. General and Evolutionary Mismatches: How do they Differ?.- 3. Match and Mismatch in Ecology.- 4. Evolutionary Mismatch Explanations in Human Medicine.

Product details

• Authors: Jonas Pöld
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.05.2025
• EAN: 9783031878602
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3187860-2
• No. of pages: 167
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 13 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 385 g
• Illustrations: XV, 167 p. 3 illus., 2 illus. in color.
• Series: Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; Biologie, Biowissenschaften, Evolution, Medizinethik, Standesregeln, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Medicine, Evolutionary Theory, Medicine and Evolutionary Theory, Darwinian Medicine, Adaptive Capacities, Adaptation and Health, Evolutionary Mismatches and Diseases, Evolutionary Explanations