Some biologists and philosophers of biology claim selection can “create” novel traits. Others claim creativity is to be found only in development. I here endorse the former claim, but take seriously and address the concerns that underlie the latter. My discussion of these issues is informed by recent work that champions the “return of the organism” to mainstream evolutionary biology, and I suggest how population and organismal perspectives on trait origins can be reconciled.

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关于性状起源的种群和生物观点。

一些生物学家和生物学哲学家声称选择可以“创造”新特征。其他人则认为，创造力只有在发展中才能找到。我在这里赞同前者的主张，但要认真对待并解决后者的根源。我对这些问题的讨论得益于支持“使有机体回归主流”进化生物学的最新工作，我建议如何协调关于特征起源的种群和有机体观点。