Article
Progress – A Philosophical Analysis
Encyclopedia of the Life Sciences
Document Type
Article - On Campus Only
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Disciplines
Abstract
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 Publication Citation
Shanahan, T. (2001). Progress – A Philosophical Analysis. In Encyclopedia of the Life Sciences (Vol. 15, pp. 228–230). Macmillan Reference Ltd.
Citation Information
Timothy Shanahan. "Progress – A Philosophical Analysis" Encyclopedia of the Life Sciences (2001) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/timothy_shanahan/51/