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Baravalle, Lorenzo, Roffé, Ariel J., Luque, Victor J. & Ginnobili Santiago .  The Value of Price.  Biological Theory  (2024).  https://doi.org/10.1007/s13752-024-00482-4 . Abstract The Price equation provides a comprehensive representation of evolutionary processes. Since its original formulation by George Price, it has been used to model a variety of phenomena in quantitative genetics and related fields. However, there is no consensus on the explanatory power of the equation. In this article we aim to clarify its place within modern evolutionary theory. To this end, we first state the basic concepts from which the Price equation can be derived as a theorem. From this axiomatization, we conclude that the Price equation is not explanatory in itself. It merely provides a phenomenological description of evolutionary processes. We argue that its role is analogous to that of Galilean kinematics in classical mechanics. Both the Price equation and Galilea...