The paramount power of selection: From Darwin to Kauffman
Résumé
For approximately two decades now, the Darwinian interpretation of evolution has now been challenged in many ways. Modern criticisms make it difficult, even for the staunchest Darwinians, not to take a distance from Darwin's bold phrases on the "power" of natural selection. The purpose of this paper is to provide some landmarks in order to better assess the implications of assertions, old and new, about the "power" of natural selection.