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In this Element, we extend our earlier treatment of biology''s first law. The law says that in any evolutionary system in which there is variation and heredity, there is a tendency for diversity and complexity to increase. The law plays the same role in biology that Newton''s first law plays in physics, explaining what biological systems are expected to do when no forces act, in other words, what happens when nothing happens. Here we offer a deeper explanation of certain features of the law, develop a quantitative version of it, and explore its consequences for our understanding of diversity and complexity.

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1. The Zero-Force Evolutionary Law; 2. What the ZFEL is not; 3. The ZFEL quantified; 4. What the ZFEL means for biology.

The Missing TwoThirds of Evolutionary Theory

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 3/26/2020 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108716680, 978-1108716680
      ISBN10: 1108716687
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      Philosophy Science & Nature Philosophy of science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this Element, we extend our earlier treatment of biology''s first law. The law says that in any evolutionary system in which there is variation and heredity, there is a tendency for diversity and complexity to increase. The law plays the same role in biology that Newton''s first law plays in physics, explaining what biological systems are expected to do when no forces act, in other words, what happens when nothing happens. Here we offer a deeper explanation of certain features of the law, develop a quantitative version of it, and explore its consequences for our understanding of diversity and complexity.

      Table of Contents
      1. The Zero-Force Evolutionary Law; 2. What the ZFEL is not; 3. The ZFEL quantified; 4. What the ZFEL means for biology.

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