This chapter deconstructs the framework of the so-called Extended Evolutionary Synthesis—
in the sense of separating and analyzing its fundamental assumptions—to highlight its …

The idea that the unification in evolutionary biology centered around Darwin's theory has
been extensively discussed in the literature.“Darwinism” remains an elusive …

The label “Darwinism” has been with us for so long that it seems totally unreasonable to
propose to dispose of it. Yet, we maintain it has outlived its utility in so far as it acts more like …

Abstract The “German Darwin” Ernst Haeckel was very influential not only in Germany but in
non-German-speaking countries as well. He was a key figure during the “first Darwinian …

By considering the traditional history of evolutionary thought, William Bateson has been
portrayed as an irrational anti-Darwinist who found in Mendel's laws the basis of heredity …

Abstract In The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, Stephen Jay Gould argued that the history
and structure of the evolutionary theory could be represented as a fossilized coral …

Since the publication of The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (1859), the mechanism of
natural selection has invariably been considered as the main force of transformism. This …

Whether defended or criticized, Darwinism is generally considered a scientific theory.
However, Popper contests this point. According to him, Darwinism (defined as the …

This study is a long-overdue attempt to tackle the complexity of evolutionary problems by
mutually complementary conceptual approaches rather than from the standpoint of a single …

Whether defended or criticized, Darwinism is generally considered a scientific theory.
However, Popper contests this point. According to him, Darwinism (defined as the …