The Structure of the Darwinian Argument in the Origin of Species
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Some of the best-known reconstructions of the general argument presented in Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species attempt to show its hypothetical-deductive features. The Principle of Natural Selection is given as the necessary conclusion of the following premises: the Principles of Variation, the Struggle for Existence (sometimes referred to as Malthus’ Principle), the Variation in Fitness, and Heredity.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011