ABSTRACT

A persistent argument among evolutionary biologists and philosophers revolves around the nature of natural selection. Evolution by Natural Selection: Confidence, Evidence and the Gap explores this argument by using a theory of persistence as an intentional foil to examine ways in which similar theories can be misunderstood. It discusses Charles Dar

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|10 pages

The Circularity Argument

chapter 3|32 pages

Resolving the Problem of Circularity

chapter 6|30 pages

Philip Henry Gosse and the Geological Knot

chapter 8|4 pages

Concluding Remarks