Individual Development & Evolution

by Gilbert Gottlieb

An excellent book on how development and evolution were divorced in science (resulting in the straw-man nature/nurture debate), and a great alternative to a view that natural selection dominates evolution. It doesn't. In the author's mind (and mine), extragenetic developmental processes are the first step in any evolutionary change.

First published November 14, 1991

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[David Sinn · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent book on how development and evolution were divorced in science (resulting in the straw-man nature/nurture debate), and a great alternative to a view that natural selection dominates evolution. It doesn't. In the author's mind (and mine), extragenetic developmental processes are the first step in any evolutionary change.