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The Wonderful Form of Cosmic Order: Bringing Statistics to Evolution

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posted on 14.01.2020, 16:41 authored by Charles PenceCharles Pence

I discuss Francis Galton's introduction of statistical method into evolutionary theory, and draw some morals for contemporary philosophy of biology.

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The Development of Chance and Statistics in Evolutionary Biology

Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences

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History and Philosophy of Science (incl. Non-historical Philosophy of Science)

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philosophy of science philosophy of biology history of science history of biology Francis Galton chance statistics

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