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An extended synthesis for evolutionary biology.

Massimo Pigliucci¹

¹Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA. pigliucci@genotypebyenvironment.org

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

|July 2, 2009

Summary

Evolutionary biology is expanding with new discoveries and ideas, not facing a crisis. The Extended Synthesis builds upon the Modern Synthesis, incorporating fields like evo-devo and complexity theory.

Area of Science:

Evolutionary biology
Conceptual history of science

Background:

Evolutionary theory is currently experiencing significant discussion and reevaluation.
This period of intense debate is often misrepresented as a crisis by pseudoscientists.

Observation:

The field is expanding dramatically with new empirical discoveries and innovative ideas.
The conceptual history traces from Darwinism to neo-Darwinism and the Modern Synthesis.

Findings:

The proposed Extended Synthesis offers a more inclusive conceptual framework.
This framework integrates evo-devo, expanded heredity theories, complexity theory, evolvability, and reevaluated levels of selection.

Implications:

Evolutionary biology has not experienced a philosophical paradigm shift since its inception as an empirical science.

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The Extended Synthesis represents an expansion, not a replacement, of the Modern Synthesis, likely taking decades to fully develop.