The Theory of Evolution in contemporary culture. Biological evolution and cultural evolution [with english version]

Authors

  • Giorgio Forti Dept. of Biology, Università degli Studi di Milano and the Institute of Biophysics of the CNR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13130/2239-5474/2797

Keywords:

Biological evolution and cultural evolution, adaptive mutation, inheritance of epigenetically acquired characters, brain and mind, human person and time, evolution of human languages and biological evolution.

Abstract

The theory of  biological Evolution after the recent discoveries of molecular biology, immunology and embryology: the “adaptive mutation” discovery in bacteria and its reality in higher organisms. Statistics of rare events and “intelligent design”. Heredity of the characters acquired during epigenesis: Darwin and Lamarck. Structure of the brain and human mind: the role of genetic inheritance and the one of the ambient and of the experiences in the formation and evolution of the mind and personality. Arbitrarity and redundancy in the evolution of  living organisms and that of human languages.

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Published

2013-01-06

How to Cite

Forti, G. (2013). The Theory of Evolution in contemporary culture. Biological evolution and cultural evolution [with english version]. Nóema, (3). https://doi.org/10.13130/2239-5474/2797

Issue

No. 3 (2012): Ricerche

Section

Researches - Philosophy and sciences - Biology

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