{"product_id":"the-structure-of-evolutionary-theory-stephen-jay-gould-9780674006133","title":"The Structure of Evolutionary Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe world's most revered and eloquent interpreter of evolutionary ideas offers here a work of explanatory force unprecedented in our time--a landmark publication, both for its historical sweep and for its scientific vision. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith characteristic attention to detail, Stephen Jay Gould first describes the content and discusses the history and origins of the three core commitments of classical Darwinism: that natural selection works on organisms, not genes or species; that it is almost exclusively the mechanism of adaptive evolutionary change; and that these changes are incremental, not drastic. Next, he examines the three critiques that currently challenge this classic Darwinian edifice: that selection operates on multiple levels, from the gene to the group; that evolution proceeds by a variety of mechanisms, not just natural selection; and that causes operating at broader scales, including catastrophes, have figured prominently in the course of evolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, in a stunning \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e that will likely stimulate discussion and debate for decades, Gould proposes his own system for integrating these classical commitments and contemporary critiques into a new structure of evolutionary thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2001 the Library of Congress named Stephen Jay Gould one of America's eighty-three Living Legends--people who embody the \"quintessentially American ideal of individual creativity, conviction, dedication, and exuberance.\" Each of these qualities finds full expression in this peerless work, the likes of which the scientific world has not seen--and may not see again--for well over a century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Jay Gould\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674006135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674006133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.25h x 7.00w x 2.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2001 pg. 682\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/11\/2002 pg. 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2002 pg. 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/17\/2002 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/23\/2002 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/30\/2002 pg. 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 1985","brand":"Stephen Jay Gould","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46738982043903,"sku":"9780674006133","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ece799f6-166d-4c18-ad4a-dea4fe5aa9c9.jpg?v=1743276853","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-structure-of-evolutionary-theory-stephen-jay-gould-9780674006133","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}