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A bio-philosophical study of Darwinian selection versus Lamarckian instruction in contemporary evolutionary systems biology

We will investigate the theoretical and empirical conditions for evolution by Darwinian natural selection versus Lamarckian instruction. The latter, 'pre-Darwinian' hypothesis on biological evolution is currently taken back into consideration in contemporary evolutionary systems biology. We will analyse its conceptual and empirical relationship to natural selection as well as the crucial heuristic role the Weismann barrier plays in this.

Date:1 Mar 2013 →  31 Dec 2017
Keywords:the Weismann barrier, natural selection, Lamarckian instruction, evolutionary systems biology
Disciplines:Philosophy, General biology, Social medical sciences, General pedagogical and educational sciences, Communication sciences, Evolutionary biology