The confusions of fitness

被引：89

作者：

Ariew, A ^{[1
]}

Lewontin, RC

机构：

[1] Univ Rhode Isl, Dept Philosophy, Kingston, RI 02881 USA

[2] Harvard Univ, Museum Comparat Zool, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

来源：

BRITISH JOURNAL FOR THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | 2004年 / 55卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1093/bjps/55.2.347

中图分类号：

N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;

摘要：

The central point of this essay is to demonstrate the incommensurability of 'Darwinian fitness' with the numeric values associated with reproductive rates used in population genetics. While sometimes both are called 'fitness', they are distinct concepts coming from distinct explanatory schemes. Further, we try to outline a possible answer to the following question: from the natural properties of organisms and a knowledge of their environment, can we construct an algorithm for a particular kind of organismic life-history pattern that itself will allow us to predict whether a type in the population will increase or decrease relative to other types?

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页码：347 / 363

页数：17

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