Reciprocal Causation and the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis

被引：21
作者：
Buskell A. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
来源：
Biological Theory | 2019年 / 14卷 / 4期
关键词：
Causation; Evolutionary theory; Explanation; Extended evolutionary synthesis;
D O I：
10.1007/s13752-019-00325-7
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摘要：
Kevin Laland and colleagues have put forward a number of arguments motivating an extended evolutionary synthesis. Here I examine Laland et al.'s central concept of reciprocal causation. Reciprocal causation features in many arguments supporting an expanded evolutionary framework, yet few of these arguments are clearly delineated. Here I clarify the concept and make explicit three arguments in which it features. I identify where skeptics can—and are—pushing back against these arguments, and highlight what I see as the empirical, explanatory, and methodological issues at stake. © 2019, The Author(s).
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页码：267 / 279
页数：12
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