The Structure of Evolutionary Theory

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The Aptive Triangle and the Second Positive Meaning: Constraint
as a Theory-Bound Term for Patterns and Directions Not Built
Exclusively (Or Sometimes Even at All) by Natural Selection 1051
The Model of the Aptive Triangle 1051
Distinguishing and Sharpening the Two Great Questions 1053
The Structural Vertex 1053
The Historical Vertex 1055
An Epitome for the Theory-Bound Nature of Constraint
Terminology 1057


  • Deep Homology and Pervasive Parallelism: Historical Constraint
    as the Primary Gatekeeper and Guardian of Morphospace 1 061
    A Historical and Conceptual Analysis of the Underappreciated
    Importance of Parallelism for Evolutionary Theory 1061
    A Context for Excitement 1061
    A Terminological Excursus on the Meaning of Parallelism 1069
    The Nine Fateful Little Words of E. Ray Lankester 1069
    The Terminological Origin and Debate about the Meaning
    and Utility of Parallelism 1076
    A Symphony in Four Movements on the Role of Historical Constraint
    in Evolution: Towards the Harmonious Rebalancing of Form and
    Function in Evolutionary Theory 1089
    Movement One, Statement: Deep Homology across Phyla: Mayr's
    Functional Certainty and Geoffroy's Structural Vindication 1089
    Deep Homology, Archetypal Theories, and
    Historical Constraint 108 9
    Mehr Licht (More Light) on Goethe's Angiosperm Archetype 1092
    Hoxology and Geoffroy's First Archetypal Theory of
    Segmental Homology 1095
    An Epitome and Capsule History of Hoxology 1095
    Vertebrate Homologs in Structure and Action 1101
    Segmental Homologies of Arthropods and Vertebrates:
    Geoffroy's Vindication 1106
    Rediscovering the Vertebrate Rhombomeres 1107
    More Extensive Homologies throughout the
    Developing Somites 1109
    Some Caveats and Tentative Conclusions 1112
    Geoffrey's Second Archetypal Theory of Dorso-Ventral
    Inversion in the Common Bilaterian Groundplan 1117


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