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Hierarchical approach to replication and selection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1999

Alexei A. Sharov
Alexei A. Sharov
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0319 sharov@vt.edu www.gypsymoth.ento.vt.edu/~sharov/alexei.html
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Abstract

The major merit of Rose's book is the elaboration of the idea of multilevel causation in different explanatory languages. Yet Rose's critique of “ultra-Darwinism” is not convincing. Rose argues that activity and self-replication are properties of organisms rather than genes, which contradicts his idea of multilevel causation. Also, Rose fails to develop the concept of multilevel selection.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 5 , October 1999 , pp. 905 - 906
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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