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| Other authors / contributors: | Brooks, D. R. (Daniel R.), 1951- author.
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| ISBN: | 3030520862
9783030520861
3030520854
9783030520854
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 28, 2020).
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| Summary: | This book presents a unified evolutionary framework based on three sets of metaphors that will help to consolidate discussions on evolutionary transitions. Evolution is the unifying principle of life, making identifying ways to apply evolutionary principles to tackle existence-threatening crises such as climate change crucial. A more cohesive evolutionary framework will further the discussions in this regard and also accelerate the process itself. This book lays out a framework based on three dualistic classes of metaphors - time, space, and conflict resolution. Evolutionary transitions theory shows how metaphors can help us understand selective diversification, as Darwin described with his "tree of life". Moreover, the recently proposed Stockholm paradigm demonstrates how metaphors can help shed light on the emergence of complex ecosystems that Darwin highlighted with his "tangled bank" metaphor. Taken together, these ideas offer proactive measures for coping with existential crises for humanity, such as climate change. The book will appeal to biologists, philosophers and historians alike.
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| Other form: | Print version: Agosta, Salvatore J. The Major Metaphors of Evolution : Darwinism Then and Now Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2020 9783030520854
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| Standard no.: | 10.1007/978-3-030-52
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