Darwin's "imaginary illustrations": Creatively teaching evolutionary concepts and the nature of science

Alan C. Love

doi:10.1525/abt.2010.72.2.6

Darwin's "imaginary illustrations": Creatively teaching evolutionary concepts and the nature of science

Alan C. Love

Philosophy (Twin Cities)

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Abstract

An overlooked feature of Darwin's work, is his use of "imaginary illustrations" to show that natural selection is competent to produce adaptive, evolutionary change. When set in the context of Darwin's methodology, these thought experiments provide a novel way to teach natural selection and the nature of science.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	82-89
Number of pages	8
Journal	American Biology Teacher
Volume	72
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2010.72.2.6
State	Published - Feb 2010

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Charles Darwin
Imaginary illustrations
Natural selection
Nature of science

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