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Developmental Systems and Evolution
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Many books on evolution neglect the complex dynamics of ontogeny (development) necessary to produce the mature creature. They either ignore it or reduce it to the transmission of genetic information. This contributes to unproductive debates on "nature versus nurture". Developmental systems theory (DST) offers a new conceptual framework with which to resolve such debates. DST views ontogeny as contingent cycles of interaction among a varied set of developmental resources, no one of which controls the process. These factors include DNA, cellular and organismic structure, and social and ecological interactions. DST has excited interest from a wide range of researchers, from molecular biologists to anthropologists, because of its ability to integrate evolutionary theory and other disciplines without falling into traditional oppositions. The book provides historical background to DST, recent theoretical findings on the mechanisms of heredity, applications of the DST framework to behavioural development, implications of DST for the philosophy of biology, and critical reactions to DST.

Author Biography:

Susan Oyama is Professor of Psychology, Emerita, at John Jay College, and at the CUNY Graduate Center, New York City. Russell D. Gray is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Auckland. Paul E. Griffiths is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh.
Release date Australia
January 24th, 2003
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Paul E. Griffiths
  • Edited by Russell D. Gray
  • Edited by Susan Oyama
Pages
392
Dimensions
178x229x23
ISBN-13
9780262650632
Product ID
10105723

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