The Many Faces of Generalizing the Theory of Evolution

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  • Karim Baraghith
  • C. Feldbacher-Escamilla

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)35-49
Number of pages15
JournalAMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY
Volume58
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2021

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Ever since proposals for generalizing the theory of natural evolution have been put forward, the aims and ambitions of both proponents and critics have differed widely. Some consider such proposals as merely metaphors, some as analogies, some aim at a real generalization and unification, and some have even proposed to work out full reductions. In this paper it is argued that these different forms of generalizing the theory of evolution can be systematically re-framed as different approaches for transferring justification from the natural to the cultural realm, and that their differences are basically a matter of degree. With the help of such a classification it should become clearer what to expect, but also what not to expect from the different approaches.

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The Many Faces of Generalizing the Theory of Evolution. / Baraghith, Karim; Feldbacher-Escamilla, C.
In: AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY, Vol. 58, No. 1, 01.2021, p. 35-49.

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Baraghith, K & Feldbacher-Escamilla, C 2021, 'The Many Faces of Generalizing the Theory of Evolution', AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 35-49. https://doi.org/10.2307/48600684
Baraghith, K., & Feldbacher-Escamilla, C. (2021). The Many Faces of Generalizing the Theory of Evolution. AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY, 58(1), 35-49. https://doi.org/10.2307/48600684
Baraghith K, Feldbacher-Escamilla C. The Many Faces of Generalizing the Theory of Evolution. AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY. 2021 Jan;58(1):35-49. doi: 10.2307/48600684
Baraghith, Karim ; Feldbacher-Escamilla, C. / The Many Faces of Generalizing the Theory of Evolution. In: AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY. 2021 ; Vol. 58, No. 1. pp. 35-49.
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