The strategy concept and John Maynard Smith's influence on theoretical biology
Title | The strategy concept and John Maynard Smith's influence on theoretical biology |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2005 |
Authors | Laubichler, M D., E H. Hagen, and P Hammerstein |
Journal | Biology & Philosophy |
Volume | 20 |
Pagination | 1041–1050 |
Keywords | DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION, DYNAMICS, evolutionary developmental biology, evolutionary stable strategy, game theory, INNOVATIONS, PRICE EQUATION, PROMISE, SELECTION, theoretical biology |
Abstract | Here we argue that the concept of strategies, as it was introduced into biology by John Maynard Smith, is a prime illustration of the four dimensions of theoretical biology in the postgenomic era. These four dimensions are: data analysis and management, mathematical and computational model building and simulation, concept formation and analysis, and theory integration. We argue that all four dimensions of theoretical biology are crucial to future interactions between theoretical and empirical biologists as well as with philosophers of biology. |