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GEORGE C. WILLIAMS AND EVOLUTIONARY LITERACY IBD

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
09 / 2022
9783031116513
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Sinopsis

In this book, a case study of a humanistic reading of anáessential evolutionary theorist, George C. Williams (May 12, 1926-September 8,á2010), the author contends that certain classic worksáof evolutionary theoryáand history are the most importantánature writingáof recentátimes. What it means to be scientifically literate-is essential for humanisticáscholars, who must groundáthemselves with literary reading of scientific texts.áAs the most influential American evolutionary theorist of the second half ofáthe twentieth century, Williams masters critique, framesáquestions aboutáadaptation and natural selection, and answers in a plain, aphoristic writingástyle. Williams aims for parsimony-to 'recognize adaptation at the levelánecessitated by the factsáand no higher'-through a minimalist writing style.áThis voice articulates a powerful process that operates at very low levels byáblind and selfish chance at the expense of its designedáproducts, using purelyátrial and error.á

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