The rise of mathematics in biology was not a matter of luck: Charles H. Pence: The rise of chance in evolutionary theory: a pompous parade of arithmetic. London: Academic Press, 2021, 190 pp, $125 PB.
Autor: | Lamm, Ehud |
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Zdroj: | Metascience; Nov2023, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p359-362, 4p |
Abstrakt: | In the book "The Rise of Chance in Evolutionary Theory: A Pompous Parade of Arithmetic" by Charles H. Pence, the author explores the role of statistics in evolutionary theory. Pence traces the development of mathematical and statistical approaches in understanding natural selection, focusing on key figures such as Francis Galton and R.A. Fisher. The book challenges the idea of a scientific revolution during this period and emphasizes the continuity of ideas and approaches. Pence also discusses the relationship between modeling, abstraction, and generality in studying evolution. Overall, the book provides a valuable contribution to the history and philosophy of biology, as well as to the understanding of the role of mathematics in science. [Extracted from the article] |
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