0.5 -> Evo as Narrative

Question 1

Two main authors?

Answer 1

Dobzhansky & Landau

Question 2

env shapes organism

Answer 2

neo-lamarcian (Dobzhansky)

Question 3

Theory of non-gradual change that Landau skips?

Answer 3

Catastrophism

Question 4

Dobzhansky’s argument re: religion

Answer 4

Evo doesn’t tackle the big questions. These remain untouched.

Question 5

Landau draws on

Answer 5

“morphology of the folktale”

Question 6

Landau: 2 approaches to telling evo story

Answer 6

structuralism or hermeneutics

Question 7

Landau: 4 main stages in evo (1. terrestriality)

Answer 7

2. bipedalism 3. encephalization 4. civilization

Question 8

Dobzhansky about Ernst Haeckle:

Answer 8

ontology recapitulates phylogeny is wrong but useful in being wrong

Question 9

humans are a combination of two things (portmanteau)

Answer 9

bio-cultural

Question 10

politics of K-strategy

Answer 10

liberals

Question 11

politics of r-strategy

Answer 11

conservative

Question 12

What explains much? Esp. cusped teeth?

Answer 12

genetic drift

Question 13

evolution of finches from middle of circle and outwards

Answer 13

adaptive radiation

Question 14

non-selective mechanisms, eg.

Answer 14

climate / disaster