CREATIVE EVOLUTION THE POWER OF SELECTION

Immerse yourself in a fascinating journey through the world of evolution, where biology, physics, chemistry, geology, and the humanities intertwine into a single story. This book is not just an introduction to science, but a true exploration of the mechanisms that shape life on Earth. Discover the selection processes that influence evolution in various fields, from biology to sociology.

• Understand evolution as a physical process on a geological timescale
• Discover the workings of Darwin's mechanism of natural selection
• Learn about the links between evolution and immunology and neurobiology
• Find out how evolution affects sociology and political institutions
• Explore the results of selection in different areas of biological and social life
• Understand the ambiguity of the term ?theory of evolution? and the falsifiability of hypotheses
• Discover the links between evolution and thermodynamics

The author presents evolution as a physical process occurring on a geological timescale in an accessible way. He reveals to the reader the workings of Darwin's mechanism of natural selection in immunology, neurobiology, sociology, as well as in the history of certain aspects of culture and political institutions. It shows the results of the selection process of the most successful solutions in various fields of biological and social life.

The book covers issues such as the ambiguity of the term ?theory of evolution?, the falsifiability of evolutionary hypotheses, the evolution and thermodynamics and the illusion of reductionism, phylogenetics and cladistics and the pedigree of organisms, evolutionary developmental biology and homeotic genes, the cumulative nature of social and cultural evolution. An excellent textbook for students, pupils and teachers, as well as a captivating read for lovers of popular science literature.

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