The Structure and Confirmation of Evolutionary Theory

by Elisabeth A. Lloyd

Book Overview

Evolutionary theory has long been debated, not only on religious grounds, but in terms of its usefulness as a scientific model. A common objection is that the theory does not fit the hypothetical-deductive standard used in the physical sciences and is therefore not good science. In this study, Lloyd contends with the scientific and philosophical critics of evolutionary theory. Employing the same type of semantic analysis that has been applied to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313255636
• ISBN13: 9780313255632
• Release Date: December 1988
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"