Natural selection has been criticized as a tautology. This would be a major problem for
evolutionary biology, if true, because tautological statements can't be falsified and, therefore …

Natural selection is the centerpiece of Darwin's great book, and is prominent in its title: On
the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races …

The concept of evolution by natural selection was developed primarily by Darwin and
Wallace in the 19th century as an explanation for the diversity and origin of complex …

As Darwin originally conceived it, natural selection not only chose features that, in
retrospect, would allow those with them to be better adapted to their immediate …

This thesis examines the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of the concept of
natural selection which is pervasively invoked in biology and other 'evolutionary'domains …

It is always a good idea, on occasion, to ask whether one's science is as good as it can be.
Are my ideas novel and pushing back the frontiers of knowledge? Or am I running with the …

It is tempting to be confident that we know how biological evolution works. After all, we know
a mechanism capable of producing adaptation, and we understand the necessary and …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the term natural selection as coined by Charles
Darwin in his book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859. It reviews the precise scope and role …

Are all evolutionary phenomena products, in some significant sense, of natural selection?
This is a question of considerable importance in contemporary biological theory. I have …

Biological evolution is a fact—but the many conflicting theories of evolution remain
controversial even today. When Adaptation and Natural Selection was first published in …