『The Triumph of the Darwinian Method』

Michael T. Ghiselin

(1969年刊行, University of California Press, ISBN:なし)



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【目次】
Acknowledgments vii
List of Figures x

Introduction : The Problem and the Sources 1

1. Geology 13

Lyell and Uniformitarianism 14
Geology as a Model Historical Science 15
Darwin's Geological Research in South America 18
Coral Reefs : Origin of the Hypothesis 21
Coral Reefs : Corroboration of the Hypothesis 25
The Coral Reef Theory as Scientific Explanation 27
Refutation and Scientific Explanation 30

2. Biogeography and Evolution 31

The Invention of Evolutionary Biogeography 36
Further Elaborations of Biogeography 38
The Unity of Darwin's Method 43

3. Natural Selection 46

Darwin's Priority 46
Malthus and the Discovery of Natural Selection 48
A Revolution in Metaphysics 49
Genesis of the Theory 56
Philosophical Interpretations of the Theory 59
Innovation and Method 76

4. Taxonomy 78

Evolution and Natural Classification 79
Darwin and the Species Problem 89

5. Barnacles 103

Comparative Anatomy Before Darwin 106
The Darwinian Revolution in Comparative Anatomy 109
Place of the Barnacle Monograph in Darwin's System 128

6. A Metaphysical Satire 131

The Evolutionary Interpretation of Sex 131
Orchids and Purpose 134
The Semantics of Design 137
The Testing of Functional and Teleological Hypotheses 141
Historical Origin of Functional Properties : Barriers to Crossing 146
The Refutation of Design 153

7. Variation 160

Saving the Hypothesis 162
Variation and Embryology 164
Conceptual Difficulties 167
The Mechanisms and Laws of Variation 169
Variation and the Environment 173
Sex, Variation, and Embryology 174
Modifications of the Theory to Acccomodate Blending 179
Use and Disuse : Pangenesis 181

8. An Evolutionary Psychology 187

Methodological Ploblems in Psychology 188
Darwin's Approach to Psychology : His Work on Plants 193
Behavioral Studies on Simple Animals 201
Evolutionary Psychology of Higher Animals 203
The Failure of Psychology to Assimilate Darwinism 210

9. Sexual Selection 214

Conceptual Bases of Sexual Selection 216
Roots of the Hypothesis in Other Theories 218
Testing the Hypothesis : Behavior 220
Additional Tests of the Hypothesis 224

10. Conclusions 232



Appendix : Important Dates 245
Notes 247
Index 281