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Ontology is the problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

John
John
Affiliation:
ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society, Amory Building, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4RJ, United [email protected] http://www.ex.ac.uk/egenis/staff/dupre
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Abstract

Andrews et al. claim that Gould and Lewontin's critique of adaptationism is largely epistemological rather than ontological. In this commentary I argue that, on the contrary, the deepest part of their critique is ontological, raising concerns about the existence of the traits that are the subjects of adaptationist theorising. Andrews et al.'s failure to address this problem undermines their defence of adaptationism.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , August 2002 , pp. 516 - 517
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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