Margulis’ evolutionary mechanism and the levels of selection

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  • Javier Suárez Rodríguez Universidad de Oviedo Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/Contrastescontrastes.v20i1.2298

Keywords:

Margulis, Units Of Selection, Research Tradition, Symbiome

Abstract

Margulis’ evolutionary theory entails a revision of certain core concepts of traditional biology. One of these changes is related to the hot debate about units of selection. This paper considers Margulis’ proposal as a new research tradition (RT) and evaluates its consequences to the mentioned issue. Three ideas are suggested here: firstly, that her theory represents the revision of many classical biological concepts; secondly, that her position implies a reappraisal of many traditional issues in philosophy of biology; and thirdly, that studying it from Lakatos and Laudan’s ideas about RT allows us to enlighten the richness of her theory.

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Published

2017-03-27

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Suárez Rodríguez, J. (2017). Margulis’ evolutionary mechanism and the levels of selection. Contrastes. Revista Internacional De Filosofía, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.24310/Contrastescontrastes.v20i1.2298

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