Progress – A Philosophical Analysis

Timothy Shanahan

Progress – A Philosophical Analysis

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Does evolution manifest progress? Biologists have answered this question in various ways, but as yet no consensus has emerged. A persistent stumbling block to reaching agreement has been vagueness and imprecision with regard to the idea of progress. Progress requires both direction and improvement, but these concepts are also problematic, and require careful philosophical analysis.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of the Life Sciences
Publisher	Macmillan Reference Ltd.
Pages	228-230
Volume	15
State	Published - 2001

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