Viva Lamarck - Maverick Science
... It is well-known that Lamarck’s theory of evolution did not gain favor with his contemporaries. Here Burkhardt has noted that: “with the exception of a few brief and scattered comments Lamarck’s evolutionary ideas were publicly received in silence.”16 Geoffroy St. Hilaire, himself an early proponent ...
... It is well-known that Lamarck’s theory of evolution did not gain favor with his contemporaries. Here Burkhardt has noted that: “with the exception of a few brief and scattered comments Lamarck’s evolutionary ideas were publicly received in silence.”16 Geoffroy St. Hilaire, himself an early proponent ...
Context$Dependent Forward Induction Reasoning
... particular (extensive-form) epistemic type structure studied. (See Section 3.4 in [7, 2002].) To see this, let’s again consider BoS with an Outside Option, now played in a society that has come to form a “lady’s choice convention.” Loosely: Everyone in society thinks that, if the lady gets to move i ...
... particular (extensive-form) epistemic type structure studied. (See Section 3.4 in [7, 2002].) To see this, let’s again consider BoS with an Outside Option, now played in a society that has come to form a “lady’s choice convention.” Loosely: Everyone in society thinks that, if the lady gets to move i ...
evolution and religion: theory, definitions, and the natural selection
... Beginning in the late 1960’s, revolutionary breakthroughs within evolutionary biological theory led to great advances in the study and understanding of animal behavior. It was inevitable that these new ideas that contributed so much insight into the evolution of behavior would soon be applied to our ...
... Beginning in the late 1960’s, revolutionary breakthroughs within evolutionary biological theory led to great advances in the study and understanding of animal behavior. It was inevitable that these new ideas that contributed so much insight into the evolution of behavior would soon be applied to our ...
10 Biological and Social Phases of Big History
... On the other hand, Hallpike does not take into account the point in social evo-lution where a few substantially new supra-socium levels of development emerge. We contend that it is very important to consider not only evolution at the level of a society but also at the level above individual societie ...
... On the other hand, Hallpike does not take into account the point in social evo-lution where a few substantially new supra-socium levels of development emerge. We contend that it is very important to consider not only evolution at the level of a society but also at the level above individual societie ...
Dismantling Lamarckism: why descriptions of
... from social genotype to social genotype. We examine this possibility below. This paper is organised in four sections. The second section concerns biological evolution and the theoretical reasons why any Lamarckian transmission must be limited (if indeed it exists at all) in any biological system. Se ...
... from social genotype to social genotype. We examine this possibility below. This paper is organised in four sections. The second section concerns biological evolution and the theoretical reasons why any Lamarckian transmission must be limited (if indeed it exists at all) in any biological system. Se ...
Dismantling Lamarckism: why descriptions of
... from social genotype to social genotype. We examine this possibility below. This paper is organised in four sections. The second section concerns biological evolution and the theoretical reasons why any Lamarckian transmission must be limited (if indeed it exists at all) in any biological system. Se ...
... from social genotype to social genotype. We examine this possibility below. This paper is organised in four sections. The second section concerns biological evolution and the theoretical reasons why any Lamarckian transmission must be limited (if indeed it exists at all) in any biological system. Se ...
A framework for the unification of the behavioral sciences
... The fitness of an organism depends on how effectively it makes choices in an uncertain environment. Effective choice must be a function of the organism’s state of knowledge, which consists of the information supplied by the sensory organs that monitor the organism’s internal states and its external ...
... The fitness of an organism depends on how effectively it makes choices in an uncertain environment. Effective choice must be a function of the organism’s state of knowledge, which consists of the information supplied by the sensory organs that monitor the organism’s internal states and its external ...
Populations, Pigeons, and Pomp: Prosaic Pluralism
... 2009c). Let’s assume, though, that probabilities of inter-population interactions such as migration and interbreeding are so low that there is unlikely to be any interaction over the period of time of interest to us. Assume that for reasons like those in the preceding examples, heads is fitter than ...
... 2009c). Let’s assume, though, that probabilities of inter-population interactions such as migration and interbreeding are so low that there is unlikely to be any interaction over the period of time of interest to us. Assume that for reasons like those in the preceding examples, heads is fitter than ...
Stochastic Learning Dynamics and Speed of Convergence in
... learning dynamics do not converge to Nash equilibrium without imposing strong conditions on the structure of the game and/or the players’ level of rationality. Even in those situations where the learning dynamics do eventually lead to Nash equilibrium, the process may take so long that equilibrium i ...
... learning dynamics do not converge to Nash equilibrium without imposing strong conditions on the structure of the game and/or the players’ level of rationality. Even in those situations where the learning dynamics do eventually lead to Nash equilibrium, the process may take so long that equilibrium i ...
Understanding the mind from an evolutionary perspective: an
... of natural selection, but we now know that offspring inherit their parents’ genes, which provide the ‘recipe’ for an organism’s characteristics and are replicated with remarkably high fidelity. Nevertheless, genetic mutations occur and play a significant role in generating variability, along with ge ...
... of natural selection, but we now know that offspring inherit their parents’ genes, which provide the ‘recipe’ for an organism’s characteristics and are replicated with remarkably high fidelity. Nevertheless, genetic mutations occur and play a significant role in generating variability, along with ge ...
- Philsci
... empirical assumptions about natural selection that these may rest on (Mayr 1983; Sober 1996; Resnik 1997). In contrast, Richardson views the Spandrels-paper as a challenge to adaptationist methodology understood in a broader sense and argue that the criticism goes beyond the issue of testability of ...
... empirical assumptions about natural selection that these may rest on (Mayr 1983; Sober 1996; Resnik 1997). In contrast, Richardson views the Spandrels-paper as a challenge to adaptationist methodology understood in a broader sense and argue that the criticism goes beyond the issue of testability of ...
chapter
... Prisoners’ dilemma is a game based on two premises: (1) Each player has an incentive to choose an action that benefits him or herself at the other player’s expense. (2) When both players act in this way, both are worse off than if they had chosen different actions. ...
... Prisoners’ dilemma is a game based on two premises: (1) Each player has an incentive to choose an action that benefits him or herself at the other player’s expense. (2) When both players act in this way, both are worse off than if they had chosen different actions. ...
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... BorgWarner-provided LTD reduces from 60% to 50% of base salary. Some employees are still at risk for not having enough coverage in the event of a long-term disability How Do You Maximize Your Income in the Event Of a Disability? - By purchasing the Optional LTD70 Plan for a greater benefit ...
evolution and the autonomy of biology
... an all-wise Creator. In the nineteenth century, the English theologian William Paley argued in his Natural Theology (1802) that the functional design of the human eye provided conclusive evidence of an all-wise Creator. It would be absurd to suppose, wrote Paley, that the human eye by mere chance “s ...
... an all-wise Creator. In the nineteenth century, the English theologian William Paley argued in his Natural Theology (1802) that the functional design of the human eye provided conclusive evidence of an all-wise Creator. It would be absurd to suppose, wrote Paley, that the human eye by mere chance “s ...