What Darwin Got Wrong

What Darwin Got Wrong is a remarkable book, one that dares to challenge the theory of natural selection as an explanation for how evolution works---a devastating critique not in the name of religion but in the name of good science. Combining the results of cutting-edge work in experimental biology with crystal-clear philosophical arguments, Fodor and Piattelli-Palmarini mount a reasoned and convincing assault on the central tenets of Darwin's account of the origin of species. This is a concise argument that will transform the debate about evolution and move us beyond the false dilemma of being either for natural selectionor against science.

Jerry Fodor is a professor of philosophy and cognitive science at Rutgers University.

Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini started his academic career as a biophysicist and molecular biologist and is now a professor of cognitive science at the University of Arizona.

Acknowledgements	p. xiv
Terms of engagement	p. xv
What kind of theory is the theory of natural selection?	p. 1
The Biological Argument	p. 17
Internal constraints: what the new biology tells us	p. 19
Whole genomes, networks, modules and other complexities	p. 40
Many constraints, many environments	p. 57
The return of the laws of form	p. 72
The Conceptual Situation	p. 93
Many are called but few are chosen: the problem of 'selection-for'	p. 95
No exit? Some responses to the problem of 'selection-for'	p. 117
Did the dodo lose its ecological niche? Or was it the other way around?	p. 139
Summary and postlude	p. 153
Afterword and reply to the critics	p. 165
Appendix	p. 191
Notes	p. 207
References	p. 251
Index	p. 277
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