Ambiguities and pragmatic factors in the units of selection controversy

Philosophy of Science 48 (1):95-111 (1981)
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Abstract

The question "what is (are) the unit(s) of selection" can be interpreted in three different ways. These interpretations are discussed and it is shown that they prompt different answers; such units are shown to be individuals in the context of the given interpretation. One of these interpretations is argued, by examples, not always to have an unambiguously correct answer. An alternative approach to this question is sketched

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