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The Evolution of Darwinism: Selection, Adaptation, and Progress in Evolutionary Biology.(New Books)(Brief Article)(Book Review)

From: Skeptical Inquirer  |  Date: 11/1/2004  |  Author: Frazier, Kendrick

The Evolution of Darwinism: Selection, Adaptation, and Progress in Evolutionary Biology. Timothy Shanahan. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2004. 342 pp. $80, hardcover; $29, paper. A philosophy professor (Loyola Marymount) who agrees that no other scientific theory has had such an impact on our understanding of the world and ourselves here examines three profound issues about Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection: selection, perfection, and direction. Part I focuses ...

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