Document Type
Article - On Campus Only
Publication Date
2001
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.
Digital Commons @ LMU & LLS Citation
Shanahan, Timothy, "Progress – A Philosophical Analysis" (2001). Philosophy Faculty Works. 279.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/phil_fac/279
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