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| Gradualism: Gradualism in evolution theory is the idea that evolution occurs gradually over long periods of time, through the accumulation of small changes. This is in contrast to the idea of punctuated equilibrium, which proposes that evolution occurs in rapid bursts, followed by long periods of stasis. See also Evolution, Punctuated equilibrium, St. J. Gould._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Stephen Jay Gould on Gradualism - Dictionary of Arguments
IV 110 Definition Gradualism/Gould: gradualism is the assumption that nature makes "no leaps". GouldVsDarwin: Darwin was so convinced of the necessity of unlimited time as a prerequisite of evolution that he confused selection with gradualism. That led to criticism: Th. H. HuxleyVsDarwin: exaggerated assumption: "nature does not make jumps".(1) IV 107 Uniformitarianism/DarwinVsKelvin/KelvinVsDarwin/Gould: this campaign was personal and conditioned by Darwin's strong gradualism. (See Natural Laws/Lyell) 1. Th. H. Huxley.(1863): Evidence as to man's place in nature. London: Williams and Norgate._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Gould I Stephen Jay Gould The Panda’s Thumb. More Reflections in Natural History, New York 1980 German Edition: Der Daumen des Panda Frankfurt 2009 Gould II Stephen Jay Gould Hen’s Teeth and Horse’s Toes. Further Reflections in Natural History, New York 1983 German Edition: Wie das Zebra zu seinen Streifen kommt Frankfurt 1991 Gould III Stephen Jay Gould Full House. The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin, New York 1996 German Edition: Illusion Fortschritt Frankfurt 2004 Gould IV Stephen Jay Gould The Flamingo’s Smile. Reflections in Natural History, New York 1985 German Edition: Das Lächeln des Flamingos Basel 1989 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-25