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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Rothman, S. S. (Stephen S.), author.     Subjects     Natural selection.     Reproduction.     Evolution (Biology)     Browse Catalog     by author:      Rothman, S. S. (Stephen S.), author.       by title:      The paradox of evolu...         MARC Display

The paradox of evolution : the strange relationship between natural selection and reproduction / Stephen Rothman. by Rothman, S. S. (Stephen S.), author. Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2015. Subjects Natural selection.   Reproduction.   Evolution (Biology) ISBN:  9781633880726 (paperback) 1633880729 (paperback) Description:  248 pages ; 23 cm Contents:  Two mysteries -- a story of nature and science -- A most extraordinary theory -- the remarkable impact of a scientific theory on society -- A look inside Darwin's theory -- is the theory of evolution by means of natural selection internally consistent? -- The meaning of natural selection -- defining natural selection -- One for all did natural selection produce the mechanisms of reproduction? -- The other beginning -- the reproduction of cells -- Reproduction beyond replicating molecules and reproducing cells- -- Natural selection and the evolution of the reproductive mechanisms of life -- Iridescent brilliance -- Darwin worries about peacocks and finds sexual selection -- On the importance of small differences-the basis for sexual attraction -- In the eyes of the beholder -- utility vs. beauty in sexual attraction -- The great contradiction -- teleology rears its ugly head -- Purpose-teleology cannot be denied -- Darwin's teleology of survival -- the scientific basis for purpose in life -- The laws of nature-purpose from physical law -- The purposes of reproduction-why reproduction? -- The means-the agency of reproductive selection -- The final cause of reproduction -- what causes reproductive evolution? -- "For the sake of which...". Requests:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hana P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 572.838 Rothman Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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