Trees of Life

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Paul Griffiths

      Pages 1-13

3. Beyond Natural Selection

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. Models of Cultural Evolution

      • Elliott Sober

      Pages 17-39

   3. Punctuated Equilibrium and Macroevolution

      • Kim Sterelny

      Pages 41-63

   4. Margins of Cladistics: Identity, Difference and Place in the Emergence of Phylogenetic Systematics 1864 – 1975

      • Robin Craw

      Pages 65-107

4. Central Concepts of Evolutionary Theory

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109

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   2. Adaptive Explanation and the Concept of a Vestige

      • Paul Griffiths

      Pages 111-131

   3. Selection, Drift, and the Aims of Evolutionary Theory

      • Timothy Shanahan

      Pages 133-161

5. The Developmental Systems Approach

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163

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   2. Death of the Gene: Developmental Systems Strike Back

      • Russell Gray

      Pages 165-209

   3. Ontogeny and Phylogeny; a Case of Metarecapitulation?

      • Susan Oyama

      Pages 211-239

   4. Against Ontogeny

      • John R. Morss

      Pages 241-269

6. Back Matter

   Pages 271-277

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Australia and New Zealand boast an active community of scholars working in the field of history, philosophy and social studies of science. • Australasian Studies in History and Philosophy of Science' aims to provide a distinctive publication outlet for their work. Each volume comprises a group of essays on a connected theme, edited by an Australian or a New Zealander with special expertise in that particular area .. In each volume, a majority of the contributors is from Australia or New Zealand. O;mtributions from elsewhere are by no means ruled out, however, and are indeed actively encouraged wherever appropriate to the balance of the volume in question. Earlier volumes in the series have been welcomed for significantly advancing the discussion of the topics they have dealt with. The present volume will I believe be greeted equally enthusiastically by readers in many parts of the world. R. W. Home General Editor Australasian Studies in History and Philosophy of Science TABLE OF CONTENTS v FOREWORD PAUL GRIFFITHS / Introduction 1 SECTION ONE: BEYOND NATURAL SELECTION ELLIOTI SOBER / Models of Cultural Evolution 17 KIM STERELNY / Punctuated Equilibrium and Macroevolution 41 ROBIN CRAW / Margins of Cladistics: Identity, Difference and Place in the Emergence of Phylogenetic Systematics 1864-1975 65 SECTION TWO: CENTRAL CONCEPTS OF EVOLUTIONARY THEORY PAUL GRIFFITHS / Adaptive Explanation and the Concept of a Vestige 111 TIMOTHY SHANAHAN / Selection, Drift and the Aims of Evolutionary Theory 133 SECTION THREE: THE DEVELOPMENTAL SYSTEMS APPROACH

• Adaptation
• Cladistics
• Evolution
• ontogeny
• philosophy of science
• phylogeny
• science

• University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

  Paul Griffiths

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