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Brazilian Sand Flies

Biology, Taxonomy, Medical Importance and Control

Edited by Elizabeth F. Rangel, Jeffrey J. Shaw ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This is the first English-language book dedicated to Brazilian sand flies and their medical importance. No other country has so many species of these haematophagous insects as Brazil and their diversity has reached an astonishing level. The book contains comprehensive chapters, written by Brazilian experts on their regional distribution, their ecology and their importance as vectors of pathogens ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This is the first English-language book dedicated to Brazilian sand flies and their medical importance. No other country has so many species of these haematophagous insects as Brazil and their diversity has reached an astonishing level. The book contains comprehensive chapters, written by Brazilian experts on their regional distribution, their ecology and their importance as vectors of pathogens
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Biodiversity and Chemotaxonomy

Edited by Kishan Gopal Ramawat ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Plant classifications are based on morphological characters and it is difficult, particularly in small plants and grasses, to identify these below generic level on the basis of these characters using a dissecting microscope. Plant species have intra- and inter-specific variation in secondary metabolites which can be utilized as marker compounds for identification and classification of plants. ... Read more

$143.09 USD

Plant classifications are based on morphological characters and it is difficult, particularly in small plants and grasses, to identify these below generic level on the basis of these characters using a dissecting microscope. Plant species have intra- and inter-specific variation in secondary metabolites which can be utilized as marker compounds for identification and classification of plants.
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Developing the Hall of Human Origins

Adaptive Resilience

by Shelley L. Smith ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Anthropology and Museums
This book focuses on the development of the National Museum of Natural History’s David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. As one of the most visited human evolution exhibits in the world and the largest such exhibit in the United States, it has tremendous influence on public perception and knowledge of human evolution. The chapters explore how this exhibit came about, how it has changed since opening, ... Read more

$64.99 USD

This book focuses on the development of the National Museum of Natural History’s David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. As one of the most visited human evolution exhibits in the world and the largest such exhibit in the United States, it has tremendous influence on public perception and knowledge of human evolution. The chapters explore how this exhibit came about, how it has changed since opening,
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Homology and Systematics

Coding Characters for Phylogenetic Analysis

Edited by Robert Scotland, R. Toby Pennington ...

When looking at groups of organisms, shared characteristics (homologues) provide the raw data from which hypotheses of common ancestry may be suggested. In order to explore the relationship between homologues and particular hypotheses of common ancestry, complex matrices are devised, where homologues are coded, allowing theories of homology to be developed and tested. Practically nothing has been ... Read more

$60.99 USD

When looking at groups of organisms, shared characteristics (homologues) provide the raw data from which hypotheses of common ancestry may be suggested. In order to explore the relationship between homologues and particular hypotheses of common ancestry, complex matrices are devised, where homologues are coded, allowing theories of homology to be developed and tested. Practically nothing has been
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Paléontologie

Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

by Encyclopaedia Universalis ...

Partez à la découverte de la paléontologie avec ce Grand Article Universalis !La paléontologie, terme créé en 1834 par le zoologiste français Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, a pour objet l'étude des êtres (ontologie) qui ont vécu à la surface du globe terrestre avant les temps actuels (palaios en grec signifie «ancien»). Ces êtres sont connus grâce aux fossiles ...Un ouvrage spécialement conçu ... Read more

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Partez à la découverte de la paléontologie avec ce Grand Article Universalis !La paléontologie, terme créé en 1834 par le zoologiste français Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, a pour objet l'étude des êtres (ontologie) qui ont vécu à la surface du globe terrestre avant les temps actuels (palaios en grec signifie «ancien»). Ces êtres sont connus grâce aux fossiles ...Un ouvrage spécialement conçu
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Primates, Pathogens, and Evolution

Edited by Jessica F. Brinkworth, Kate Pechenkina ...

Series Book 38 - Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
The immune systems of human and non-human primates have diverged over time, such that some species differ considerably in their susceptibility, symptoms**,** and survival of particular infectious diseases. Variation in primate immunity is such that major human pathogens - such as immunodeficiency viruses, herpesviruses and malaria-inducing species of Plasmodium - elicit striking differences in ... Read more

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The immune systems of human and non-human primates have diverged over time, such that some species differ considerably in their susceptibility, symptoms**,** and survival of particular infectious diseases. Variation in primate immunity is such that major human pathogens - such as immunodeficiency viruses, herpesviruses and malaria-inducing species of Plasmodium - elicit striking differences in
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Evolution

Contextualizing AI in Human History

by Ameet Joshi ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This book explores, from a high level, the parallels between the evolution of humans and the evolution of machines. The book reviews practical questions about the future of AI but also engages in philosophical discussions about what machine intelligence could mean for the human experience.The book focuses on what is intelligence and what separates intelligent species from non-so-intelligent ones. ... Read more

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This book explores, from a high level, the parallels between the evolution of humans and the evolution of machines. The book reviews practical questions about the future of AI but also engages in philosophical discussions about what machine intelligence could mean for the human experience.The book focuses on what is intelligence and what separates intelligent species from non-so-intelligent ones.
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Hydroides of the World

by Elena Kupriyanova, Yanan Sun, Eunice Wong, Harry A... ten Hove ...

Serpulid polychaetes are a unique and highly specialised group of marine segmented worms that have adapted to inhabiting self-secreted calcareous tubes attached to a wide range of hard substrates. These animals are found across all depths and habitats of the world’s oceans, and some form mutually beneficial associations with live corals. The genus Hydroides is of special concern and importance, as ... Read more

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Serpulid polychaetes are a unique and highly specialised group of marine segmented worms that have adapted to inhabiting self-secreted calcareous tubes attached to a wide range of hard substrates. These animals are found across all depths and habitats of the world’s oceans, and some form mutually beneficial associations with live corals. The genus Hydroides is of special concern and importance, as
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Time and Science

In 3 VolumesVolume 1: The Metaphysics of Time and Its EvolutionVolume 2: Life SciencesVolume 3: Physical Sciences and Cosmology

by Carlo Rovelli, Rémy Lestienne, Paul A Harris ...

Prominent scientists and philosophers of science address contemporary debates on the nature of Time. Their contributions freely discuss its unity and reality, its compatibility with the orders of classical philosophy (present, past and future) and with the disputed idea of free will (Volume 1). They also present a detailed and updated state of the role of Time in the so-called exact sciences: ... Read more

$235.79 USD

Prominent scientists and philosophers of science address contemporary debates on the nature of Time. Their contributions freely discuss its unity and reality, its compatibility with the orders of classical philosophy (present, past and future) and with the disputed idea of free will (Volume 1). They also present a detailed and updated state of the role of Time in the so-called exact sciences:
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Marine Decapod Crustacea

A Guide to Families and Genera of the World

by Gary C.B. Poore, Shane T. Ahyong ...

Decapod crustaceans, shrimps, crabs, prawns and their allies are highly visible and important members of marine environments. They are among the most charismatic of marine animals, inhabiting beaches, rocky shores and the deep sea, hiding under stones, burrowing in the sediment and nestling in among algae and many other microhabitats. However, most are difficult to identify by the specialist and ... Read more

$131.79 USD

Decapod crustaceans, shrimps, crabs, prawns and their allies are highly visible and important members of marine environments. They are among the most charismatic of marine animals, inhabiting beaches, rocky shores and the deep sea, hiding under stones, burrowing in the sediment and nestling in among algae and many other microhabitats. However, most are difficult to identify by the specialist and
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Homo Falsus - Lying Man: Physics, Consciousness, Language, Information, and I

by Boris Rusakov ...

Homo Falsus (Lying Man) explores the topic of human consciousness in a way that many people may have never considered. PhD physicist Boris Rusakov analyzes the functionality of human consciousness and determines that it consists of basic concepts, i.e. abstractions that mostly have nothing to do with reality. Only incidentally they sometimes do. He suggests a scenario of how human consciousness ... Read more

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Homo Falsus (Lying Man) explores the topic of human consciousness in a way that many people may have never considered. PhD physicist Boris Rusakov analyzes the functionality of human consciousness and determines that it consists of basic concepts, i.e. abstractions that mostly have nothing to do with reality. Only incidentally they sometimes do. He suggests a scenario of how human consciousness
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Über den Bildungstrieb

Bereicherte Ausgabe. Die Evolutionstheorie des deutschen Wissenschaftlers auf dem Weg zur Naturgeschichte

by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Leif Dean ...

In "Über den Bildungstrieb" untersucht Johann Friedrich Blumenbach die fundamentalen Mechanismen, die der Bildung und Entwicklung des Menschen zugrunde liegen. Das Werk verbindet philosophische Überlegungen mit den Aufkünften der Naturwissenschaften und reflektiert den Bildungsdrang als treibende Kraft in der menschlichen Evolution. Blumenbach, einer der Väter der modernen Anthropologie, ... Read more

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In "Über den Bildungstrieb" untersucht Johann Friedrich Blumenbach die fundamentalen Mechanismen, die der Bildung und Entwicklung des Menschen zugrunde liegen. Das Werk verbindet philosophische Überlegungen mit den Aufkünften der Naturwissenschaften und reflektiert den Bildungsdrang als treibende Kraft in der menschlichen Evolution. Blumenbach, einer der Väter der modernen Anthropologie,
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Haldane, Mayr, and Beanbag Genetics

by Krishna Dronamraju ...

Haldane, Mayr, and Beanbag Genetics presents a summary of the classic exchange between two great biologists - J.B.S. Haldane and Ernst Mayr - regarding the value of the contributions of the mathematical school represented by J.B.S. Haldane, R.A. Fisher and S. Wright to the theory of evolution. Their pioneering contributions from 1918 to the 1960s dominated and shaped the field of population ... Read more

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Haldane, Mayr, and Beanbag Genetics presents a summary of the classic exchange between two great biologists - J.B.S. Haldane and Ernst Mayr - regarding the value of the contributions of the mathematical school represented by J.B.S. Haldane, R.A. Fisher and S. Wright to the theory of evolution. Their pioneering contributions from 1918 to the 1960s dominated and shaped the field of population
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Nature Remade

Engineering Life, Envisioning Worlds

Edited by Luis A. Campos, Michael R. Dietrich, Tiago Saraiva, Christian C. Young ...

Series series Convening Science: Discovery at the Marine Biological Laboratory
“Engineering” has firmly taken root in the entangled bank of biology even as proposals to remake the living world have sent tendrils in every direction, and at every scale. Nature Remade explores these complex prospects from a resolutely historical approach, tracing cases across the decades of the long twentieth century. These essays span the many levels at which life has been engineered: molecule ... Read more

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“Engineering” has firmly taken root in the entangled bank of biology even as proposals to remake the living world have sent tendrils in every direction, and at every scale. Nature Remade explores these complex prospects from a resolutely historical approach, tracing cases across the decades of the long twentieth century. These essays span the many levels at which life has been engineered: molecule
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Universe, Human Species, Reality

A Physicalist Approach

by Jacques Vanier ...

Series series Discovering Physics
Universe, Human Species, Reality: A Physicalist Approach describes the functioning of the material universe with the use of intermediate mathematical language. The book uses a physicalist approach in the sense that it is based entirely on physical phenomena and on reality, and does not use philosophical or theological argumentation based on abstract reasoning not anchored in physical observations ... Read more

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Universe, Human Species, Reality: A Physicalist Approach describes the functioning of the material universe with the use of intermediate mathematical language. The book uses a physicalist approach in the sense that it is based entirely on physical phenomena and on reality, and does not use philosophical or theological argumentation based on abstract reasoning not anchored in physical observations
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Grundlagen der Philosophie (Kommentiert)

Erweiterte Ausgabe. Evolution, Erkenntnis und das Unerkennbare im Zeitalter von Positivismus und Wissenschaft

by Herbert Spencer, Carolin Kersten ...

Translated by Dr. B. Vetter ...

In "Grundlagen der Philosophie" entwirft Herbert Spencer das programmatische Fundament seiner "synthetischen Philosophie": den Versuch, die Ergebnisse der Einzelwissenschaften unter einem einheitlichen Entwicklungsgesetz zu ordnen. Ausgehend von der Unterscheidung zwischen dem Erkennbaren und dem "Unerkennbaren" vermittelt das Werk zwischen religiöser Metaphysik und empirischer Wissenschaft. Sein ... Read more

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In "Grundlagen der Philosophie" entwirft Herbert Spencer das programmatische Fundament seiner "synthetischen Philosophie": den Versuch, die Ergebnisse der Einzelwissenschaften unter einem einheitlichen Entwicklungsgesetz zu ordnen. Ausgehend von der Unterscheidung zwischen dem Erkennbaren und dem "Unerkennbaren" vermittelt das Werk zwischen religiöser Metaphysik und empirischer Wissenschaft. Sein
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戀愛是心理學，愛情是生物學：男女賽局×本能機制×生物邏輯的真相剖析

by 史鈞 ...

【本能設局，愛是生物的詐欺】冷眼旁觀人類情感的演化機制打破浪漫神話，揭露愛情背後的生物規則◎交換八卦情報，其實是在爭奪生存訊號？◎邂逅並非命定，只是生殖壓力在推你入局？◎甜蜜只是包裝，「真愛」早已寫在染色體裡？▎一場理性與情慾的演化解剖本書是一部將演化心理學、賽局理論與性別社會學緊密結合的科普著作，作者以冷靜而幽默的筆法，試圖揭開人類情愛背後的生物本質與策略邏輯。從戀愛、婚姻到八卦與暴力，從青春、年齡到死亡與同性傾向，作者逐一拆解愛情各種形式與變化的演化基礎，指出在每一場你以為是浪漫的邂逅或命定的情感裡，其實都潛藏著深層的生殖壓力與生物競爭。▎愛情不是命運，是賽局本書的核心觀點，是將男女關係視為一場場賽局，每個行為與情緒的背後，都是對生存與繁殖機會的計算。戀愛是配對策略；婚姻是資源聯盟；八卦是資訊交換；暴力是遺傳的風險投資，就連同性行為與單身現象，也有其演化的邏輯可循 ... Read more

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【本能設局，愛是生物的詐欺】冷眼旁觀人類情感的演化機制打破浪漫神話，揭露愛情背後的生物規則◎交換八卦情報，其實是在爭奪生存訊號？◎邂逅並非命定，只是生殖壓力在推你入局？◎甜蜜只是包裝，「真愛」早已寫在染色體裡？▎一場理性與情慾的演化解剖本書是一部將演化心理學、賽局理論與性別社會學緊密結合的科普著作，作者以冷靜而幽默的筆法，試圖揭開人類情愛背後的生物本質與策略邏輯。從戀愛、婚姻到八卦與暴力，從青春、年齡到死亡與同性傾向，作者逐一拆解愛情各種形式與變化的演化基礎，指出在每一場你以為是浪漫的邂逅或命定的情感裡，其實都潛藏著深層的生殖壓力與生物競爭。▎愛情不是命運，是賽局本書的核心觀點，是將男女關係視為一場場賽局，每個行為與情緒的背後，都是對生存與繁殖機會的計算。戀愛是配對策略；婚姻是資源聯盟；八卦是資訊交換；暴力是遺傳的風險投資，就連同性行為與單身現象，也有其演化的邏輯可循
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The Seeding

A Speculative Investigation of Human Origins, Civilization, and the Stories We Could Not Forget

by AION VOSS ...

Series Book 1 - The Inheritance Protocol
What if the story of humanity is true-and still incomplete?In The Seeding, AION VOSS explores the unresolved edges of human origins through archaeology, genetics, myth, memory, and the rise of civilization. Guided by the eerie voice of the Inheritance Protocol-a clearly identified literary device-the book follows real evidence into the places where the simple story begins to break down.From the ... Read more

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What if the story of humanity is true-and still incomplete?In The Seeding, AION VOSS explores the unresolved edges of human origins through archaeology, genetics, myth, memory, and the rise of civilization. Guided by the eerie voice of the Inheritance Protocol-a clearly identified literary device-the book follows real evidence into the places where the simple story begins to break down.From the
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Current Ornithology

Edited by Charles F. Thompson, Val Nolan Jr., Ellen D. Ketterson ...

Series Book 14 - Current Ornithology
Our purposes in this preface are, first, to reiterate our view of Current Ornithology's role; second, to describe briefly the contents of this vol ume; and third, to acknowledge the generous help of our Editorial Board and of the reviewers we have consulted about the contents of Volumes 13 and 14. As far as we know, Current Ornithology is the only English-lan guage publication currently devoted ... Read more

$188.09 USD

Our purposes in this preface are, first, to reiterate our view of Current Ornithology's role; second, to describe briefly the contents of this vol ume; and third, to acknowledge the generous help of our Editorial Board and of the reviewers we have consulted about the contents of Volumes 13 and 14. As far as we know, Current Ornithology is the only English-lan guage publication currently devoted
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The Foragers of Point Hope

The Biology and Archaeology of Humans on the Edge of the Alaskan Arctic

Edited by Charles E. Hilton, Benjamin M. Auerbach, Libby W. Cowgill ...

Series Book 68 - Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
On the edge of the Arctic Ocean, above the Arctic Circle, the prehistoric settlements at Point Hope, Alaska, represent a truly remarkable accomplishment in human biological and cultural adaptations. Presenting a set of anthropological analyses on the human skeletal remains and cultural material from the Ipiutak and Tigara archaeological sites, The Foragers of Point Hope sheds new light on the ... Read more

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On the edge of the Arctic Ocean, above the Arctic Circle, the prehistoric settlements at Point Hope, Alaska, represent a truly remarkable accomplishment in human biological and cultural adaptations. Presenting a set of anthropological analyses on the human skeletal remains and cultural material from the Ipiutak and Tigara archaeological sites, The Foragers of Point Hope sheds new light on the
... Read more
Mykologie

Diversität, Morphologie, Ökologie und Evolution der Pilze

by Meike Piepenbring ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Die Mykologie ist eine junge, dynamische Wissenschaft – und dieses Lehrbuch bietet den idealen Einstieg in die faszinierende Welt der Pilze. Die überarbeitete und erweiterte zweite Auflage präsentiert aktuelle Erkenntnisse zur Systematik, Ökologie und Nutzungsmöglichkeiten von Pilzen und Flechten weltweit. Sie verbindet klassische Grundlagen mit den neuesten Entwicklungen aus Molekularbiologie, ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Die Mykologie ist eine junge, dynamische Wissenschaft – und dieses Lehrbuch bietet den idealen Einstieg in die faszinierende Welt der Pilze. Die überarbeitete und erweiterte zweite Auflage präsentiert aktuelle Erkenntnisse zur Systematik, Ökologie und Nutzungsmöglichkeiten von Pilzen und Flechten weltweit. Sie verbindet klassische Grundlagen mit den neuesten Entwicklungen aus Molekularbiologie,
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Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics

by Masatoshi Nei, Sudhir Kumar ...

During the last ten years, remarkable progress has occurred in the study of molecular evolution. Among the most important factors that are responsible for this progress are the development of new statistical methods and advances in computational technology. In particular, phylogenetic analysis of DNA or protein sequences has become a powerful tool for studying molecular evolution. Along with this ... Read more

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During the last ten years, remarkable progress has occurred in the study of molecular evolution. Among the most important factors that are responsible for this progress are the development of new statistical methods and advances in computational technology. In particular, phylogenetic analysis of DNA or protein sequences has become a powerful tool for studying molecular evolution. Along with this
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Evolutionary History of Bats

Fossils, Molecules and Morphology

Edited by Gregg F. Gunnell, Nancy B. Simmons ...

Series Book 2 - Cambridge Studies in Morphology and Molecules: New Paradigms in Evolutionary Bio
Advances in morphological and molecular methods continue to uncover new information on the origin and evolution of bats. Presenting some of the most remarkable discoveries and research involving living and fossil bats, this book explores their evolutionary history from a range of perspectives. Phylogenetic studies based on both molecular and morphological data have established a framework of ... Read more

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Advances in morphological and molecular methods continue to uncover new information on the origin and evolution of bats. Presenting some of the most remarkable discoveries and research involving living and fossil bats, this book explores their evolutionary history from a range of perspectives. Phylogenetic studies based on both molecular and morphological data have established a framework of
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The Influence of Darwin on Philosophy

And Other Essays in Contemporary Thought

by John Dewey ...

Series series Classics of Pragmatic Thought
Immerse yourself in the intellectual legacy of one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century with "The Influence of Darwin on Philosophy and Other Essays in Contemporary Thought" by John Dewey. This captivating collection of essays explores the profound impact of Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory on philosophy and its far-reaching implications for contemporary thought. Prepare to embark ... Read more

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Immerse yourself in the intellectual legacy of one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century with "The Influence of Darwin on Philosophy and Other Essays in Contemporary Thought" by John Dewey. This captivating collection of essays explores the profound impact of Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory on philosophy and its far-reaching implications for contemporary thought. Prepare to embark
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