A Kind Of Another Species
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A Different Kind Of Animal
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Author : Robert Boyd
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2019-11-19
A Different Kind Of Animal written by Robert Boyd and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-19 with Nature categories.
"Human beings are a very different kind of animal. We have evolved to become the most dominant species on Earth. We have a larger geographical range and process more energy than any other creature alive. This astonishing transformation is usually explained in terms of cognitive ability--people are just smarter than all the rest. But in this compelling book, Robert Boyd argues that culture--our ability to learn from each other--has been the essential ingredient of our remarkable success. A Different Kind of Animal demonstrates that while people are smart, we are not nearly smart enough to have solved the vast array of problems that confronted our species as it spread across the globe. Over the past two million years, culture has evolved to enable human populations to accumulate superb local adaptations that no individual could ever have invented on their own. It has also made possible the evolution of social norms that allow humans to make common cause with large groups of unrelated individuals, a kind of society not seen anywhere else in nature. This unique combination of cultural adaptation and large-scale cooperation has transformed our species and assured our survival--making us the different kind of animal we are today. Based on the Tanner Lectures delivered at Princeton University, A Different Kind of Animal features challenging responses by biologist H. Allen Orr, philosopher Kim Sterelny, economist Paul Seabright, and evolutionary anthropologist Ruth Mace, as well as an introduction by Stephen Macedo."--
Species
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Author : John S. Wilkins
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2018-01-29
Species written by John S. Wilkins and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-29 with Nature categories.
Over time the complex idea of "species" has evolved, yet its meaning is far from resolved. This comprehensive work is a fresh look at an idea central to the field of biology by tracing its history from antiquity to today. Species is a benchmark exploration and clarification of a concept fundamental to the past, present, and future of the natural sciences. In this edition, a section is added on the debate over species since the time of the New Synthesis, and brings the book up to date. A section on recent philosophical debates over species has also been added. This edition is better suited non-specialists in philosophy, so that it will be of greater use for scientists wishing to understand how the notion came to be that living organisms form species. Key Selling Features: Covers the philosophical and historical development of the concept of "species" Documents that variation was recognized by pre-Darwinian scholars Includes a section on the debates since the time of the New Synthesis Better suited to non-philosophers
A Different Kind Of Animal
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Author : Robert Boyd
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2017-10-23
A Different Kind Of Animal written by Robert Boyd and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-23 with Science categories.
How our ability to learn from each other has been the essential ingredient to our remarkable success as a species Human beings are a very different kind of animal. We have evolved to become the most dominant species on Earth. We have a larger geographical range and process more energy than any other creature alive. This astonishing transformation is usually explained in terms of cognitive ability—people are just smarter than all the rest. But in this compelling book, Robert Boyd argues that culture—our ability to learn from each other—has been the essential ingredient of our remarkable success. A Different Kind of Animal demonstrates that while people are smart, we are not nearly smart enough to have solved the vast array of problems that confronted our species as it spread across the globe. Over the past two million years, culture has evolved to enable human populations to accumulate superb local adaptations that no individual could ever have invented on their own. It has also made possible the evolution of social norms that allow humans to make common cause with large groups of unrelated individuals, a kind of society not seen anywhere else in nature. This unique combination of cultural adaptation and large-scale cooperation has transformed our species and assured our survival—making us the different kind of animal we are today. Based on the Tanner Lectures delivered at Princeton University, A Different Kind of Animal features challenging responses by biologist H. Allen Orr, philosopher Kim Sterelny, economist Paul Seabright, and evolutionary anthropologist Ruth Mace, as well as an introduction by Stephen Macedo.
Chambers S Encyclopaedia
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
Chambers S Encyclopaedia written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with categories.
The Works Of Charles Darwin Vol 26 The Different Forms Of Flowers On Plants Of The Same Species
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Author : Paul H Barrett
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-06-03
The Works Of Charles Darwin Vol 26 The Different Forms Of Flowers On Plants Of The Same Species written by Paul H Barrett and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-03 with History categories.
The 26th volume in a 29-volume set which contain all Charles Darwin's published works. Darwin was one of the most influential figures of the 19th century. His work remains a central subject of study in the history of ideas, the history of science, zoology, botany, geology and evolution.
Notes On Lilies And Their Culture
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Author : Alexander Wallace
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879
Notes On Lilies And Their Culture written by Alexander Wallace and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with Lilies categories.
Elements Of Zoology Invertebrate
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Author : Walter Rollin Brooks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
Elements Of Zoology Invertebrate written by Walter Rollin Brooks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with Invertebrates categories.
Simone Weil And Continental Philosophy
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Author : A. Rebecca Rozelle-Stone
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-11-08
Simone Weil And Continental Philosophy written by A. Rebecca Rozelle-Stone and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-08 with Philosophy categories.
Offering new insight into the pertinence of Simone Weil’s thought, this volume situates her in the Continental discourses which constituted her philosophical background, her milieu, and which frequently reflected her departures from her contemporaries.
Report Upon The Invertebrate Animals Of Vineyard Sound And Adjacent Waters
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Author : Addison Emery Verrill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874
Report Upon The Invertebrate Animals Of Vineyard Sound And Adjacent Waters written by Addison Emery Verrill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with Invertebrates categories.
An Universal Etymological English Dictionary
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Author : Nathan Bailey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1759
An Universal Etymological English Dictionary written by Nathan Bailey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1759 with English language categories.