Orthogenesis versus Darwinism / Igor Popov ; translated by Natalia Lentsman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Popov, I. I︠U︡., author.

Standardized Title:

Ortogenez protiv darvinizma. English

Ортогенез против дарвинизма. English

Language:

English

Russian

Subjects (All):

Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy.

Evolution (Biology).

Teleology.

Evolution (Biology)--History.

History.

Variation (Biology).

Natural selection--Philosophy.

Natural selection.

Biology--Philosophy.

Biology.

Physical Description:

vi, 209 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing AG, [2018]

Contents:

1. Introduction

Part I. Orthogenesis : a history. 2. The sources. Formation of the concept of directed evolution in the nineteenth century ; 3. Evolutionary biology at the turn of the twentieth century. New concepts of directed evolution in the 1900-1930s ; 4. Declarations in favour of orthogenesis in the 1900-1930s ; 5. Orthogenesis and the modern evolutionary synthesis ; 6. New concepts of directed evolution in the recent histoy of evolutionary biology ; 7. Statements in support of orthogenesis in the 1950s and later

Part II. Orthogenesis : pro et contra. 8. "Laws" in biology ; 9. Species senescence ; 10. Adaptation or non-adaptation? ; 11. Anticipation, parallelisms and convergences ; 12. Constraints on variation ; 13. Direct impact of the environment on evolution and the inheritance of acquired characteristics ; 14. Mystics or unrealized synthesis? ; 15. Conclusion.

Notes:

Translation of: Ortogenez protiv darvinizma. 2005.

Translation of: Ортогенез против дарвинизма. 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319951432

9783319951430

OCLC:

1039314871