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- Title Pages
- Series Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
-
I History -
II The Modern Synthesis -
III Biology -
IV Philosophy -
28 Introduction: Lamarckian Problematics in the Philosophy of Biology -
29 Mind the Gaps: Why Are Niche Construction Models So Rarely Used? -
30 Our Plastic Nature -
31 The Relative Significance of Epigenetic Inheritance in Evolution: Some Philosophical Considerations -
32 The Metastable Genome: A Lamarckian Organ in a Darwinian World? -
33 Self-Organization, Self-Assembly, and the Inherent Activity of Matter -
V Ramifications and Future Directions -
Appendix A: Mandelstam’s Poem “Lamarck” -
Appendix B: Mechanisms of Cell Heredity - Further Reading
- Glossary
- Contributors
- Index
(p.295) IV Philosophy
(p.295) IV Philosophy
- Source:
- Transformations of Lamarckism
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/9780262015141.011.0005
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- Title Pages
- Series Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
-
I History -
II The Modern Synthesis -
III Biology -
IV Philosophy -
28 Introduction: Lamarckian Problematics in the Philosophy of Biology -
29 Mind the Gaps: Why Are Niche Construction Models So Rarely Used? -
30 Our Plastic Nature -
31 The Relative Significance of Epigenetic Inheritance in Evolution: Some Philosophical Considerations -
32 The Metastable Genome: A Lamarckian Organ in a Darwinian World? -
33 Self-Organization, Self-Assembly, and the Inherent Activity of Matter -
V Ramifications and Future Directions -
Appendix A: Mandelstam’s Poem “Lamarck” -
Appendix B: Mechanisms of Cell Heredity - Further Reading
- Glossary
- Contributors
- Index
