Evolution: The First Four Billion Years

989 Pages·2009·28.53 MB·English

by  Michael Ruse

trvolution
'f
ltc F irst li<)ur'
llilliorr \('ars
tf
?
ft'g., ^ tl-
a-
.j! ,'i9,', '', ql:I;
d '*!e ''4ai..i&li,
"i
ir:T.'.
J
tt';l.*{
r.ltlc$iu,jtl}r*
$-19.95
Slrltttttittg evolutiolrrrv sclence
fiorrr its irrception to its lrrtest firrcl-
irrgs. tl-oni cliscovcrics lrncl cllrtlr to
philosophv :rncl historl', tliis book is
the ntost conrpletc, authoritlttir,'e,a ncl
irrviting one volunte introcluction tct
solutionrrlv bioloi1' avrril:iblc.( lIe:rr,
irrfirrrrrrttiver,r nd conr;rrchensive in
scopc, Eltrlrrtiorio pens u,'ith rr serics
of rrrrtjor css:rr.r.sle rrlinq u,ith the his-
tolv rrntl philosophl' oi er,'olutionnrv
biologr'. uith nrrrjor crrrpiricrrl :rrrci
tlreoreticrrlq ucstions in the scicncc,
fioni s1-rccilrtiortrc 'r: rclrrptrrtionf.i rtrri
prllcor)toloqv to evolutiorirrv tlevel
opnrclrt (evo-tlcr,o). rrrrc'cl onclurling
'#*
sr
't
with essayso n the social and political sienifi-
cance of evolutionary biology today.
A second, encyclopedic section travels the
spectrum of topics in evolution with concise,
informative, and accessiblee ntries on individ-
uals from Aristotle and Linnaeus to Louis
Leakey and Jean Lamarck; from T. H. Huxley
and Edward O. Wilson to Joseph Felsenstein
and Motoo Kimura; and on subjects fronr al-
truism and an-rphibiansto evolutionary psy-
chology and Piltdown Man to the Scopest rial
and social Darwinism. Readers will find the
latestw ord on the history and philosophy of
evolution, the nuanceso f the sciencei tself, and
the intricate interplay anong evolutionary
study,r eligion, philosophy, and sociery.
Appearing at the beginning of the Darwin
Year of 2oo9-the zooth anniversaryo f the
birth of Charles Darwin and the rjoth an-
niversary of the publication of the Origirt o-f
Species-this volume is a fitting tribute to the
scienceD arwin seti n nlotion.
M TcHAEL RUSE is LucyleT . Werknreister
Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Pro-
granr in the History and Philosophy of Science,
Florida State (Jniversiry.H e is the founder and edi-
tor ofthejournal Biologya nd Philosophya nd has ap-
peared on "Quirks and Quarks" and the Discovery
Channel. His books include Tlrc Euolution-Crcdtiort
Strugglea nd Danyin and Desigtrf toth from Harvard).
J oS EPH TRAVTS is Deano fthe Collegeo f
Arts and Sciencesa nd Robert O. Lawton Distin-
guished Professor of Biological Science at Florida
State Universiry.
The BelknapP resso f HarvardU niversiryP ress
Cambridge,N lassathusettast,t d Lturdon,E ngland
www.hup.harvard. edu
Jacket illustration: DEA Picturr Librarv/(letn Inrrqes
Jacket design:J ill Breitbarth
"One of the first and likely to be the most comprehensivei n scope of the
many books occasionedb y the zoog sesquicentenniaol fDarwin's Origin."
-Edward O.Wilson
FROM THE EDITORS' INTRODUCTION
This book presentse volutionary sciencea s a modern, dynamic discipline
and allows the reader to explore evolution according to his or her inter-
estsa nd background. The reader who wishes to be immersed in the sci-
ence can focus on the major scientific themes, while the reader who is
interested in the intellectual history and influence of the subject away from
science can enter through a separates et of essaysA. reader interested in
very specific topics or historical figures can find the appropriate entries,
along with essayso n related topics. Our goal was to provide an exciting
and compelling introduction to evolution along with a basic reference
work that could point the way toward a deeper study of individual issues.
The essaysin clude bibliographies, which serve as guides to further and
deeper reading.T he essaysin this book show not only how far we have
come but where the scientific horizons lie and how we might move to-
ward those horizons.
rsBN3 78-0-b7rr-03175-3
90000
llillffilliilllilliilll]ltlllllllll
Е
а
тЕ
сЕ
Е
тЕ
Е
твЕ
нЕтЕ
сМЕсЕтт
Е
Се
СееееНаее ое
ЕшаО
еее
с
еееаеес саеа
ауСпеСааппсааа егЕ
ЕоесЬеееМсеееа Мсаеце
еЬуЕа
с е е
сеЬЬгасееесе ееуаа
зе
ЕеМсе е еое
Ез О Мсаее
с

еаа
МесаЕо
ассуа
Еее
аСаш
еес
Мааеа
Ееео
а
еу
се
апееп
Е
еуММс
Еаго
МсаеА
е
еаСее ге
Еша
ее
с х
аеес
Мсаееапеа

ппсапаа
еЕо
гесаеее Мсае ие

ее
эеесегех еуааапаса
ре
е е еее

Мсеепп
зО
о
еТаааепс
МесгЕ З
ассАуаа
Еооеее
апСаеаеаСаеш
еесеес
МааеасеаааНап
Ееее
еуау
с еосоо З
а ие
Е
НеуММсНеу
ЕоееМесе
Мсаеш
еп
ее еосг
ап
оЕЬ З
еепу
е
Есе ЗЗ
МапеасеапапеМаепсе
ЕшаО
Ее З
апе
егсесесес З
ЕепеСс
есе
сеее
сЬЦ З Се
Ьее
Се
ЬОп е
ех еесеоп
се
еее
се
есесе
ес
е
ее
е
есе
е
ееес
Ьеее
сееес
Ье
ееесе
е
Тее
еес
ееееес
сее
еесее
еее
ееЕс
е
сееЬ
Еееп
ееЬ
ес
ЗЗ
е
ЗЗ
Маепсеп
ЕьаО
З
сагес З

сеееЬгееЬс
СаеОпОсесЬеаее
ееееееЬееСе

епееесеесесее
еесеессеее

сеасееересе
еееТеМап
Ъасеееесеее
есесеесеесссееесаее
есееееЬецпе
еаеЬсеас
еееЬЬоессе
ееееоесеее
егсеегеее
геееесееаеее
еЬееессе
ееегсеессеЬе
сеееспесе
ЬеассееЬ
ееесееееЬеееееЬ
еоеесс
еееЬесееееее
еессесееесее
ееееЬесЬесееееесЬо
сееегеееесс
еесее ссс еее
ееееее
ееЕсессееееее
Меееее
сееЬеа
Еееее есеее
ееаЬЬсееа ааееее
п
ш
еЬесеЬе
еееЬееесеЬе
сесееееес
Еп ип ае
ехееееесЬесесесе
еееееЬеесссеесе с
еееесеесеесеЬсе
ееее е
еееесеее Ьеаее сае
ееесесЬее
Тесее
ее

асесс
еее
еесе
ее
сесее
еее

сес
ееее
есеее
еее
ееЬсее
ЬеЬ
е
еееее
ец
сЬ
еесее
есе
Ьесее
ес
сее
еЕ
еесее
е
оеее
еее
еесес
Тее
е