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How are the terms “function,” “fitness,” and “adaptation” used in the context of evolution? How does function relate to fitness and thus to reproductive success? How do adaptations occur and which ones survive and prosper?
Samir Okasha FBA is a Professor of Philosophy of Science at University of Bristol. He is a winner of Lakatos Award for his book “Evolution and the Levels of Selection”. He was appointed a Fellow of the British Academy in 2018.
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