Engineering design and adaptation

被引:3
作者
Richardson, RC [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA
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10.1086/377407
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N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
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01 [哲学]; 0101 [哲学]; 010108 [科学技术哲学]; 060207 [中国近代史]; 060305 [世界专门史]; 0712 [科学技术史];
摘要
Reverse engineering is a matter of inferring adaptive function from Structure. The utility of reverse engineering for evolutionary biology has been a matter of controversy. I offer a simple taxonomy of the uses of engineering design in assessing adaptation, with a variety of illustrations. The Plausibility of applications of engineering design reflects the specific way the models are elaborated and derived.
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页码:1277 / 1288
页数:12
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