Jul 7, 2025
Evolutionary Biology Since Gould’s The Structure of Evolutionary Theory (2002)
Stephen Jay Gould’s 1,400‑page magnum opus The Structure of Evolutionary Theory (2002) argued that evolutionary theory needed a broader, more pluralistic structure than classical Neo‑Darwinism. He emphasized three departures from strict Darwinism: a hierarchy of selection (multiple units of selection beyond just individuals), the importance of forces other than selection (for example,…
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