Wesson's well-written book provides a very rich metaphor for bringing evolutionary theory to grips with observed phenomena which seem to contradict it. Beyond Natural Selection will have a wide appeal for the general reader and should attract the attention of readers from a variety of disciplines.
Professor Bruce H. Weber, Professor and Chair Department of Biochemistry, California State University
Every biologist should read this sweeping vision of the character and meaning of the evolutionary process. Wesson's work can be compared to Richard Dawkins' The Blind Watchmaker; however, Wesson rides home a different philosophy. It is a less familiar one but more contemporary and more important. He is opening a new avenue that will have an impact on the thinking of a significant number of people.
John H. Campbell, University of California, Los Angeles
In many ways, this book is akin to a primer on current evolutionary theory. Yet, Wesson picks his points carefully as he builds the case that chaos theory offers a way of understanding order and pattern in evolution... a coherent presentation of many contemporary evolutionary conundrums as they might be addressed through a chaos framework.
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