Darwin y el nexo entre divergencia y competenciaUna revisión crítica

  1. Labrador-Montero, Daniel
Journal:
Prometeica

ISSN: 1852-9488

Year of publication: 2023

Issue: 27

Pages: 22-38

Type: Article

DOI: 10.34024/PROMETEICA.2023.27.14347 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

This article offers a review and reinterpretation of the theoretical problem in Darwin's theory in which the principle of divergence and competition between living beings are related. There have been two fundamental interpretations of this issue. The first is that of those who argue that divergence is favoured because it implies a reduction in the competition faced by living beings that move from one ecological niche to another. On the other hand, - although this is a less widespread position - some advocate an interpretation in which reduced competition is not the advantage, but rather specialisation and, therefore, the increase in competitiveness, which means having better tools or capabilities to compete. This last thesis is defended in this article, fundamentally supported by William Tammone, but from another perspective and supported by other arguments that feed on Trevor Pearce's proposal about Darwin's notion of natural economy.

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