Evolution and the Fate of Humankind (Elements in Applied Evolutionary Science)

Corning, Peter A.

Cambridge University Press（2025/02発売）

Cambridge University Press（2025/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 64 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781009613811
• DDC分類 576.8

Full Description

In recent years we have come to understand better the forces that have shaped biological evolution over the course of time. Evolved purposiveness (teleonomy) in living systems themselves has been an important influence. Cooperative effects (synergies) of various kinds have also been influential. And the bioeconomics (functional costs and benefits) have been important constraints. Now we are facing a mounting survival crisis that may determine the future of life on Earth. We need to make a major course change, utilizing our insights into these important influences. Here is a review, and a 'prescription.'

Contents

Introduction; 1. 'Life ascending'; 2. Designers vs tinkerers in evolution; 3. Teleonomy in evolution; 4. Some ghosts in the machine; 5. Teleonomy and natural selection; 6. Lamarckian evolution; 7. Behavior and evolution; 8. Mind in evolution; 9. The 'synergism hypothesis' revisited; 10. Synergy and the bioeconomics of evolution; 11. The evolution of humankind; 12. 'Unite or die'; References.