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This book brings together important essays by one of the leading philosophers of science at work today. Elisabeth A. Lloyd examines several of the central topics in philosophy of biology, including the structure of evolutionary theory, units of selection, and evolutionary psychology, as well as the Science Wars, feminism and science, and sexuality and objectivity. Lloyd challenges the current evolutionary accounts of the female orgasm and analyses them for bias. She also offers an innovative analysis of the concept of objectivity. Lloyd analyses the structure of evolutionary theory and unlocks the puzzle of the units of selection debates into four distinct aspects, illuminating several mysteries in the biology literature. Central to all essays in this book is the author's abiding concern for evidence and empirical data.

Evolution (Biology) --- Natural selection --- Human evolution --- Philosophy. --- Arts and Humanities --- Philosophy

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Traditionally a scientific theory is viewed as based on universal laws of nature that serve as axioms for logical deduction. In analyzing the logical structure of evolutionary biology, Elisabeth Lloyd argues that the semantic account is more appropriate and powerful. This book will be of interest to biologists and philosophers alike.

Population genetics --- Evolution (Biology) --- Philosophy. --- Adaptation. --- Additivity definition. --- Aggregate properties. --- Altruism. --- Axiomatization. --- Beckner, Morton. --- Brandon, Robert. --- Buss, Leo. --- Causes. --- Colonization. --- Contextual analysis. --- Covering-law view. --- Darwin, Charles. --- Deterministic models. --- Effect hypothesis. --- Emergent properties. --- Environment. --- Experimental design. --- Family-structured models. --- Fertility selection. --- Fitness. --- Futuyma, Douglas. --- Game theory. --- Gametic selection. --- Genic fitnesses. --- Group effect. --- Haystack model. --- Heterozygote superiority. --- Hymenoptera. --- Independent assortment. --- Interrelation of models. --- Island biogeography. --- Isomorphism. --- Kimura, Motoo. --- Laws. --- Levels of selection. --- Linkage disequilibrium. --- Logical positivism. --- Macroevolution. --- Mangrove islands. --- Model type. --- Modifier genes. --- Mutation. --- Natural selection. --- Optimization models. --- Organelle selection. --- Organismic selection. --- Parameters. --- Phytoplankton. --- Population size. --- Random mating. --- Realism.

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'Unit of selection' is a polysemic expression, meaning interactor, replicator/reproducer or manifestor of adaptation/type-1 agent in today's biological research. This Element presents each of these concepts and demonstrates the necessity of their isolation.

Natural selection --- Evolution (Biology) --- Adaptation (Biology) --- Philosophy.

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Evolution. Phylogeny