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Evolutionary theory, causal completeness, and theism : the case of "guided" mutationIn R. Paul Thompson & Denis Walsh (eds.), Evolutionary biology: conceptual, ethical, and religious issues, Cambridge University Press. 2014.
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Parsimony and the units of selectionIn Nancy J. Nersessian (ed.), The Process of Science: Contemporary Philosophical Approaches to Understanding Scientific Practice, Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1987.
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Summary of: ‘Unto Others. The evolution and psychology of unselfish behavior’Journal of Consciousness Studies 7 (1-2): 185-206. 2000.The hypothesis of group selection fell victim to a seemingly devastating critique in 1960s evolutionary biology. In Unto Others, we argue to the contrary, that group selection is a conceptually coherent and empirically well documented cause of evolution. We suggest, in addition, that it has been especially important in human evolution. In the second part of Unto Others, we consider the issue of psychological egoism and altruism -- do human beings have ultimate motives concerning the well-being o…Read more
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The Nature of Selection: Evolutionary Theory in Philosophical FocusBritish Journal for the Philosophy of Science 38 (3): 397-399. 1987.
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