『The Units of Evolution : Essays on the Nature of Species』

Marc Ereshefsky (ed.)

(1992年刊行, The MIT Press, Cambridge, ISBN:0262550202 [pbk])



1960年代半ばから1990年代初めまでの代表的な【種】の論文集.本論文集に所収されているほとんどの論文はすでに手元にあるのだが,新刊で出た当時はアンソロジーだからいらないかと思って買わなかった.しかし,15年後のいまになってやっと買う気になった.




【目次】
Preface ix
Contributors xi
Introduction xiii

Part I : Biological Concepts

Introduction to Part I 3
1. Ernst Mayr (1970), Species concepts and their application. 15
2. Robert Sokal and Theodeore Crovello (1970), The biological species concept : a critical evaluation. 27
3. Paul Ehrlich and Peter Raven (1969), Differentiation of populations. 57
4. Leigh Van Valen (1976), Ecological species, multispecies, and oaks. 69
5. Edward Wiley (1978), The evolutionary species concept reconsidered. 79
6. Joel Cracraft (1983), Species concepts and speciation analysis. 93
7. Brent Mishler and Michael Donoghue (1982), Species concepts : a case for pluralism. 121
8. Hugh Paterson (1985), The recognition concept of species. 139
9. Alan Templeton (1989), The meaning of species and speciation : a genetic perspective. 159

Part II : Philosophical Issues

Introduction to Part II 187
10. David Hull (1964-65), The effect of essentialism on taxonomy : two thousand years of stasis. 199
11. John Beatty (1985), Speaking of species : Darwin's strategy. 227
12. Elliott Sober (1980), Evolution, population thinking, and essentialism. 247
13. Michael Ghiselin (1974), A radical solution to the species problem. 279
14. David Hull (1978), A matter of individuality. 293
15. Philip Kitcher (1984), Species. 317
16. Michael Ruse (1987), Biological species : natural kinds, individual, or what? 343
17. Michael Ghiselin (1987), Species concepts, individuality, and objectivity. 363
18. Marc Ereshefsky (1991), Species, higher taxa, and the units of evolution. 381


Acknowledgments 399
Index 401