The central Role of mathematical modeling in modern Evolutionary Theory has raised a concern as to why and how abstract formulae can say anything about empirical phenomena of evolution.
The novel account features causal models both as the Humean \'uniform nature\' underlying Evolutionary induction.
This Element introduces existing philosophical approaches to this problem and proposes a new account according to which Evolutionary models are based on causal, and not just mathematical, assumptions.
The central Role of mathematical modeling in modern Evolutionary Theory has raised a concern as to why and how abstract formulae can say anything about empirical phenomena of evolution