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The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 22, 1874

by Charles Darwin ...

Series series The Correspondence of Charles Darwin
This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world and to discuss his emerging ... Read more

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This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world and to discuss his emerging
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Per non restare soli al buio

by Valerio Pallotti ...

L'opera esamina le usanze di popoli indigeni (i nuer, i dogon, gli hopi), raffronta i miti, le teorie della psicanalisi e dell'esistenzialismo. E' così che, a distanza di tanti anni, la metapsicologia di Freud appare essere sempre più attuale. ... Read more

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L'opera esamina le usanze di popoli indigeni (i nuer, i dogon, gli hopi), raffronta i miti, le teorie della psicanalisi e dell'esistenzialismo. E' così che, a distanza di tanti anni, la metapsicologia di Freud appare essere sempre più attuale.
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Intelligent Life in the Universe

Principles and Requirements Behind Its Emergence

by Peter Ulmschneider ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book addresses all scientists and others interested in the origins, development and fate of intelligent species in the observable part of our universe. In particular, the author scrutinizes what kind of information about extraterrestrial intelligent life can be inferred from our own biological, cultural and scientific evolution and the likely future of mankind. The first part of the book ... Read more

$71.99 USD

This book addresses all scientists and others interested in the origins, development and fate of intelligent species in the observable part of our universe. In particular, the author scrutinizes what kind of information about extraterrestrial intelligent life can be inferred from our own biological, cultural and scientific evolution and the likely future of mankind. The first part of the book
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The Ducati Girl, Darwin, and the Pig of Nebraska

The Ducati Girl, #4

by Alfonso Borello ...

Series Book 4 - The Ducati Girl
A Very Short Introduction on Evolution.And then came Homo Erectus―the upright monkey―and the Ducati Girl. The original theory on the evolution of man is still uncertain; evolutionists couldn't agree on the real face of all these homos, and after all this fuss, life seems to have started all of the sudden, out of nowhere; fossils are the testimonies, right? The Ducati Girl is skeptical and she ... Read more

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A Very Short Introduction on Evolution.And then came Homo Erectus―the upright monkey―and the Ducati Girl. The original theory on the evolution of man is still uncertain; evolutionists couldn't agree on the real face of all these homos, and after all this fuss, life seems to have started all of the sudden, out of nowhere; fossils are the testimonies, right? The Ducati Girl is skeptical and she
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Eternal Ephemera

Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond

by Niles Eldredge ...

All organisms and species are transitory, yet life endures. The origin, extinction, and evolution of species—interconnected in the web of life as "eternal ephemera"—are the concern of evolutionary biology. In this riveting work, renowned paleontologist Niles Eldredge follows leading thinkers as they have wrestled for more than two hundred years with the eternal skein of life composed of ephemeral ... Read more

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All organisms and species are transitory, yet life endures. The origin, extinction, and evolution of species—interconnected in the web of life as "eternal ephemera"—are the concern of evolutionary biology. In this riveting work, renowned paleontologist Niles Eldredge follows leading thinkers as they have wrestled for more than two hundred years with the eternal skein of life composed of ephemeral
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The Dinosauria, Second Edition

Edited by David B. Weishampel, Peter Dodson, Halszka Osmólska ...

When the The Dinosauria was first published more than a decade ago, it was hailed as "the best scholarly reference work available on dinosaurs" and "an historically unparalleled compendium of information." This second, fully revised edition continues in the same vein as the first but encompasses the recent spectacular discoveries that have continued to revolutionize the field. A state-of-the ... Read more

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When the The Dinosauria was first published more than a decade ago, it was hailed as "the best scholarly reference work available on dinosaurs" and "an historically unparalleled compendium of information." This second, fully revised edition continues in the same vein as the first but encompasses the recent spectacular discoveries that have continued to revolutionize the field. A state-of-the
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Come costruire un alieno

Ipotesi di biologia extraterrestre

by Marco Ferrari ...

Quali forme di vita potremmo trovare su altri pianeti? Obbediranno a leggi e regole che conosciamo, o la loro biologia sarà del tutto differente? Chi, o cosa, accoglierà i primi esploratori terrestri, ad anni luce di distanza, dipende da quello che troverete in Costruire un alieno, il nuovo libro di Marco Ferrari. Ci sono pochi dubbi che le leggi della fisica e della chimica siano valide sulla ... Read more

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Quali forme di vita potremmo trovare su altri pianeti? Obbediranno a leggi e regole che conosciamo, o la loro biologia sarà del tutto differente? Chi, o cosa, accoglierà i primi esploratori terrestri, ad anni luce di distanza, dipende da quello che troverete in Costruire un alieno, il nuovo libro di Marco Ferrari. Ci sono pochi dubbi che le leggi della fisica e della chimica siano valide sulla
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Ecological Speciation

by Patrik Nosil ...

Series series Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution
The origin of biological diversity, via the formation of new species, can be inextricably linked to adaptation to the ecological environment. Specifically, ecological processes are central to the formation of new species when barriers to gene flow (reproductive isolation) evolve between populations as a result of ecologically-based divergent natural selection. This process of 'ecological ... Read more

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The origin of biological diversity, via the formation of new species, can be inextricably linked to adaptation to the ecological environment. Specifically, ecological processes are central to the formation of new species when barriers to gene flow (reproductive isolation) evolve between populations as a result of ecologically-based divergent natural selection. This process of 'ecological
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Culture and the Course of Human Evolution

by Gary Tomlinson ...

The rapid evolutionary development of modern Homo sapiens over the past 200,000 years is a topic of fevered interest in numerous disciplines. How did humans, while undergoing few physical changes from their first arrival, so quickly develop the capacities to transform their world? Gary Tomlinson’s Culture and the Course of Human Evolution is aimed at both scientists and humanists, and it makes the ... Read more

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The rapid evolutionary development of modern Homo sapiens over the past 200,000 years is a topic of fevered interest in numerous disciplines. How did humans, while undergoing few physical changes from their first arrival, so quickly develop the capacities to transform their world? Gary Tomlinson’s Culture and the Course of Human Evolution is aimed at both scientists and humanists, and it makes the
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Evolution

by William H. Pettit ...

This pamphlet is an appeal to reason and common sense.It is not written specially for scientific experts and hence technical terms have been as far as possible avoided. The student or scientist who desires a more detailed and technical treatment of these problems is referred to larger treatises, of which there are a considerable number.Our purpose is to reach intelligent and thoughtful men and ... Read more

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This pamphlet is an appeal to reason and common sense.It is not written specially for scientific experts and hence technical terms have been as far as possible avoided. The student or scientist who desires a more detailed and technical treatment of these problems is referred to larger treatises, of which there are a considerable number.Our purpose is to reach intelligent and thoughtful men and
... Read more
Antarctic Peninsula & Tierra del Fuego: 100 years of Swedish-Argentine scientific cooperation at the end of the world

Proceedings of "Otto Nordensjold's Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1903 and Swedish Scientists in Patagonia: A Symposium", Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 2-7, 2003

Edited by Jorge Rabassa, Maria Laura Borla ...

This symposium, held in Argentina in March 2003, commemorates Otto Nordenskjold's 1901 expedition, and pays tribute to the Swedish and Argentinian explorers who took on the challenge of early fieldwork in Patagonia and Antarctica. This theme is extended to include recent fieldwork in the natural sciences in the Archipelago of Tierra del Fuego, the ... Read more

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This symposium, held in Argentina in March 2003, commemorates Otto Nordenskjold's 1901 expedition, and pays tribute to the Swedish and Argentinian explorers who took on the challenge of early fieldwork in Patagonia and Antarctica. This theme is extended to include recent fieldwork in the natural sciences in the Archipelago of Tierra del Fuego, the
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Intessitori di Parole

L'Odissea del linguaggio umano

by Devis Bamhakl ...

Da un grugnito preistorico alla complessità delle lingue moderne: intraprendi un viaggio affascinante alla scoperta del linguaggio umano.Quest'opera esplora le origini, la struttura e il possibile futuro del linguaggio, svelando i segreti di questa straordinaria capacità che ci rende unici come specie.Attraverso le lenti della scienza e della ragione, scoprirete come il linguaggio si è evoluto, le ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Da un grugnito preistorico alla complessità delle lingue moderne: intraprendi un viaggio affascinante alla scoperta del linguaggio umano.Quest'opera esplora le origini, la struttura e il possibile futuro del linguaggio, svelando i segreti di questa straordinaria capacità che ci rende unici come specie.Attraverso le lenti della scienza e della ragione, scoprirete come il linguaggio si è evoluto, le
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Post-Organic Intelligence

Humanity at the Crossroads

by Andre D.C. Lanzoni ...

Author's Note:What happens when intelligence leaves biology?As someone who has spent years exploring the intersection of science, technology, and the human spirit, I believe we are standing at an extraordinary crossroads. In a world where minds may one day exist without bodies, Post-Organic Intelligence: Humanity at the Crossroads is my attempt to explore that future-boldly, but accessibly.This ... Read more

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Author's Note:What happens when intelligence leaves biology?As someone who has spent years exploring the intersection of science, technology, and the human spirit, I believe we are standing at an extraordinary crossroads. In a world where minds may one day exist without bodies, Post-Organic Intelligence: Humanity at the Crossroads is my attempt to explore that future-boldly, but accessibly.This
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El Eslabón Perdido de Darwin

by Blue Dragoon Books ...

El eslabón perdido de la teoría de la evolución del ser humano, es el eslabón entre el ser humano y el mono, y es resultado de un estudio y un trabajo genético, el cual fue realizado por estos estos seres extra terrestre en el cromosoma del mono, para lograr hacerlo compatible con los cromosomas de su raza extraterrestre. ... Read more

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El eslabón perdido de la teoría de la evolución del ser humano, es el eslabón entre el ser humano y el mono, y es resultado de un estudio y un trabajo genético, el cual fue realizado por estos estos seres extra terrestre en el cromosoma del mono, para lograr hacerlo compatible con los cromosomas de su raza extraterrestre.
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Darwin and Evolutionary Thought

Edited by Michael Ruse ...

This volume is a comprehensive reference work on the life, labors and influence of the great evolutionist Charles Darwin. With more than sixty essays written by an international group representing the leading scholars in the field, this is the definitive work on Darwin. It covers the background to Darwin's discovery of the theory of evolution through natural selection, the work he produced and his ... Read more

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This volume is a comprehensive reference work on the life, labors and influence of the great evolutionist Charles Darwin. With more than sixty essays written by an international group representing the leading scholars in the field, this is the definitive work on Darwin. It covers the background to Darwin's discovery of the theory of evolution through natural selection, the work he produced and his
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The Wonders of Life

by Ernst Haeckel ...

The publication of the present work on The Wonders of Life has been occasioned by the success of The Riddle of the Universe, which I wrote five years ago. This extraordinary and - as far as I was concerned - unexpected success of a philosophical work which was by no means light reading, affords ample proof of the intense interest taken by even the general reader in the object of the work - the ... Read more

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The publication of the present work on The Wonders of Life has been occasioned by the success of The Riddle of the Universe, which I wrote five years ago. This extraordinary and - as far as I was concerned - unexpected success of a philosophical work which was by no means light reading, affords ample proof of the intense interest taken by even the general reader in the object of the work - the
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Man's Place in Nature, 1863

by Thomas Henry Huxley ...

Huxley was one of the first adherents to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection and advanced its acceptance by scientists and the public. Man's Place in Nature was explicitly directed against Richard Owen, who had claimed that there were distinct differences between human brains and those of apes. Huxley demonstrated that ape and human brains were fundamentally similar in every ... Read more

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Huxley was one of the first adherents to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection and advanced its acceptance by scientists and the public. Man's Place in Nature was explicitly directed against Richard Owen, who had claimed that there were distinct differences between human brains and those of apes. Huxley demonstrated that ape and human brains were fundamentally similar in every
... Read more
Evolutionary Cell Processes in Primates

Bone, Brains, and Muscle, Volume I

Edited by M. Kathleen Pitirri, Joan T. Richtsmeier ...

Series series Evolutionary Cell Biology
Many complex traits define the human condition, including encephalization and bipedalism. The specific molecular signals and cellular processes producing these traits are the result of dramatic evolutionary change. At the same time, conservation of many of these developmental programs underlie both structure and function. Novel methodologies and techniques allow analysis of the collective behavior ... Read more

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Many complex traits define the human condition, including encephalization and bipedalism. The specific molecular signals and cellular processes producing these traits are the result of dramatic evolutionary change. At the same time, conservation of many of these developmental programs underlie both structure and function. Novel methodologies and techniques allow analysis of the collective behavior
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Theological Ethics through a Multispecies Lens

The Evolution of Wisdom, Volume I

by Celia E. Deane-Drummond ...

There are two driving questions informing this book. The first is where does our moral life come from? It presupposes that considering morality broadly is inadequate. Instead, different aspects need to be teased apart. It is not sufficient to assume that different virtues are bolted onto a vicious animality, red in tooth and claw. Nature and culture have interlaced histories. By weaving in ... Read more

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There are two driving questions informing this book. The first is where does our moral life come from? It presupposes that considering morality broadly is inadequate. Instead, different aspects need to be teased apart. It is not sufficient to assume that different virtues are bolted onto a vicious animality, red in tooth and claw. Nature and culture have interlaced histories. By weaving in
... Read more
Phylogenetic Diversity

Applications and Challenges in Biodiversity Science

Edited by Rosa A. Scherson, Daniel P Faith ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
“Biodiversity” refers to the variety of life. It is now agreed that there is a “biodiversity crisis”, corresponding to extinction rates of species that may be 1000 times what is thought to be “normal”. Biodiversity science has a higher profile than ever, with the new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services involving more than 120 countries and 1000s of ... Read more

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“Biodiversity” refers to the variety of life. It is now agreed that there is a “biodiversity crisis”, corresponding to extinction rates of species that may be 1000 times what is thought to be “normal”. Biodiversity science has a higher profile than ever, with the new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services involving more than 120 countries and 1000s of
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敗者為王

進化論忘了告訴我們的事

by 稻垣榮洋 ...

Translated by 婁美蓮 ...

Series Book 326 - 文經文庫
在這個地球上，最終的霸主是最初的敗者！！在三十八億年悠久的地球生命史中，最終存活下來的往往是生存戰爭中敗下陣來的弱者；而上天總是和地球上生物們開玩笑――推動生命不斷向前進化的，也是弱者。於是，三十八億年的地球生命史是由這些敗者創造出來的。最讓人感到不可思議的是，消逝滅亡的竟是所謂的強者、勝者。我們人類，是這進化過程最終的產物、末裔；可以說是敗者中的敗者。到底這些時代的敗者是如何存活下來？又如何開創新的時局的呢？就讓我們好好向這些所謂失敗的弱者，學習劃時代的生存戰略吧！ ... Read more

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在這個地球上，最終的霸主是最初的敗者！！在三十八億年悠久的地球生命史中，最終存活下來的往往是生存戰爭中敗下陣來的弱者；而上天總是和地球上生物們開玩笑――推動生命不斷向前進化的，也是弱者。於是，三十八億年的地球生命史是由這些敗者創造出來的。最讓人感到不可思議的是，消逝滅亡的竟是所謂的強者、勝者。我們人類，是這進化過程最終的產物、末裔；可以說是敗者中的敗者。到底這些時代的敗者是如何存活下來？又如何開創新的時局的呢？就讓我們好好向這些所謂失敗的弱者，學習劃時代的生存戰略吧！
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La evolución en 100 preguntas

by Pablo Vargas ...

Series series 100 preguntas esenciales
Los lectores piensan que Darwin acertó cuando formuló todas sus ideas, y que los resultados de los últimos años no han hecho más que darle la razón. Y nada más lejos de la realidad. Hay muchas novedades. En este libro se hará un recorrido completo sobre la Evolución de los seres vivos a través de 100 preguntas clave. En concreto, se mostrarán los conceptos que prevalecen, se actualizarán las ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Los lectores piensan que Darwin acertó cuando formuló todas sus ideas, y que los resultados de los últimos años no han hecho más que darle la razón. Y nada más lejos de la realidad. Hay muchas novedades. En este libro se hará un recorrido completo sobre la Evolución de los seres vivos a través de 100 preguntas clave. En concreto, se mostrarán los conceptos que prevalecen, se actualizarán las
... Read more
The Science of Good and Evil

Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule

by Michael Shermer ...

From bestselling author Michael Shermer, an investigation of the evolution of morality that is "a paragon of popularized science and philosophy" The Sun (Baltimore)A century and a half after Darwin first proposed an "evolutionary ethics," science has begun to tackle the roots of morality. Just as evolutionary biologists study why we are hungry (to motivate us to eat) or why sex is enjoyable (to ... Read more

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From bestselling author Michael Shermer, an investigation of the evolution of morality that is "a paragon of popularized science and philosophy" The Sun (Baltimore)A century and a half after Darwin first proposed an "evolutionary ethics," science has begun to tackle the roots of morality. Just as evolutionary biologists study why we are hungry (to motivate us to eat) or why sex is enjoyable (to
... Read more
Más allá de nuestras mentes

Qué pensamos y cómo llegamos a pensarlo

by Felipe Fernández-Armesto ...

Translated by Librada Piñero García ...

«Una historia estimulante sobre cómo la imaginación interactúa con las facultades psicológicas, -emoción, percepción y razón- para formar la historia de la vida humana.»The Wall Street JournalEl imaginar (para ver lo que no está presente) es la asombrosa habilidad que ha alimentado el desarrollo y la innovación de los humanos a lo largo de los siglos.Como especie, somos únicos, con nuestra ... Read more

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«Una historia estimulante sobre cómo la imaginación interactúa con las facultades psicológicas, -emoción, percepción y razón- para formar la historia de la vida humana.»The Wall Street JournalEl imaginar (para ver lo que no está presente) es la asombrosa habilidad que ha alimentado el desarrollo y la innovación de los humanos a lo largo de los siglos.Como especie, somos únicos, con nuestra
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