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  • Handbook of Evolutionary Thinking in the Sciences

    Edited by Marc Silberstein, Thomas Heams, Philippe Huneman, Guillaume Lecointre ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The Darwinian theory of evolution is itself evolving and this book presents the details of the core of modern Darwinism and its latest developmental directions. The authors present current scientific work addressing theoretical problems and challenges in four sections, beginning with the concepts of evolution theory, its processes of variation, heredity, selection, adaptation and function, and its ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

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  • The New Organon

    by Francis Bacon ...
    Key features and themes in "The New Organon" include:Inductive Method: Bacon proposes a new method of scientific investigation based on empirical observation and inductive reasoning. He advocates for a systematic approach to collecting data from the natural world, organizing it, and drawing general principles or laws from specific observations.Novum Organum: Bacon introduces the concept of the ... Read more

    $0.97 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Aspects of Human Evolution

    (CW 176)

    by Rudolf Steiner ...
    Translated by Rita Stebbing ...
    8 lectures, Berlin, May 29-July 24, 1917 (CW 176)How to Keep Your Soul Alive after Twenty-Seven This could have been the title of this book. The author shows that the natural development of the soul stops at around the age of twenty-seven. After that, nothing happens for our inner being unless we learn to make it happen. Part of the tragic nature of our time is that more and more people allow ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Species Concepts in Biology

    Historical Development, Theoretical Foundations and Practical Relevance

    by Frank E. Zachos ...
    Frank E. Zachos offers a comprehensive review of one of today’s most important and contentious issues in biology: the species problem. After setting the stage with key background information on the topic, the book provides a brief history of species concepts from antiquity to the Modern Synthesis, followed by a discussion of the ontological status of species with a focus on the individuality ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Cultural Phylogenetics

    Concepts and Applications in Archaeology

    Edited by Larissa Mendoza Straffon ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book explores the potential and challenges of implementing evolutionary phylogenetic methods in archaeological research, by discussing key concepts and presenting concrete applications of these approaches.The volume is divided into two parts: The first covers the theoretical and conceptual implications of using evolution-based models in the sociocultural domain, illustrates the sorts of ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Evolution Driven by Organismal Behavior

    A Unifying View of Life, Function, Form, Mismatches and Trends

    by Rui Diogo ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book proposes a new way to think about evolution. The author carefully brings together evidence from diverse fields of science. In the process, he bridges the gaps between many different--and usually seen as conflicting--ideas to present one integrative theory named ONCE, which stands for Organic Nonoptimal Constrained Evolution. The author argues that evolution is mainly driven by the ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Philosophy and Engineering: Reflections on Practice, Principles and Process

    Edited by Diane P Michelfelder, Natasha McCarthy, David E. Goldberg ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Building on the breakthrough text Philosophy and Engineering: An Emerging Agenda, this book offers 30 chapters covering conceptual and substantive developments in the philosophy of engineering, along with a series of critical reflections by engineering practitioners. The volume demonstrates how reflective engineering can contribute to a better understanding of engineering identity and explores how ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Scientific Process and Social Issues in Biology Education

    by Garland E. Allen, Jeffrey J.W. Baker ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book complements fact-drive textbooks in introductory biology courses, or courses in biology and society, by focusing on several important points: (1) Biology as a process of doing science, emphasizing how we know what we know. (2) It stresses the role of science as a social as well as intellectual process, one that is always embedded in its time and place in history.In dealing with the issue ... Read more

    $125.09 USD

  • Evolution Education in the American South

    Culture, Politics, and Resources in and around Alabama

    Edited by Christopher D. Lynn, Amanda L. Glaze, William A. Evans, Laura K. Reed ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This volume reaches beyond the controversy surrounding the teaching and learning of evolution in the United States, specifically in regard to the culture, politics, and beliefs found in the Southeast. The editors argue that despite a deep history of conflict in the region surrounding evolution, there is a wealth of evolution research taking place—from biodiversity in species to cultural evolution ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Engineering the Human

    Human Enhancement Between Fiction and Fascination

    Edited by Bert Jaap Koops, Christoph H. Lüthy, Annemiek Nelis, Carla Sieburgh, J.P.M. Jansen, Monika S. Schmid ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The volume is collection of articles treating the topic of human improvement/enhancement from a variety of perspectives – philosophical, literary, medical, genetic, sociological, legal etc. The chapters in this volume treat not only those aspects that most immediately come to mind when one thinks of ‘human enhancement’, such as genetic engineering, cloning, artificial implants and artificial ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Entangled Life

    Organism and Environment in the Biological and Social Sciences

    Edited by Eric Desjardins, Gillian Barker, Trevor Pearce ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This volume explores the interactions between organisms and their environments and how this “entanglement” is a fundamental aspect of all life. It brings together the work and ideas of historians, philosophers, biologists, and social scientists, uniting a range of new perspectives, methods, and frameworks for examining and understanding the ways that organisms and environments interact.The volume ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Herrera's 'Plasmogenia' and Other Collected Works

    Early Writings on the Experimental Study of the Origin of Life

    by Antonio Lazcano, Ismael Ledesma Mateos, Alicia Negrón-Mendoza, Juli Peretó, Ervin Silva, Henderson James Cleaves ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book collects three outstanding examples of the work of Mexican biologist Alfonso Luis Herrera (1868-1943), a pioneer in experimental origins of life research. Two of the collected works appear here in English for the first time. Herrera's works represent the attempt to deal experimentally with the issue of an autotrophic origin of life, a possibility that was widely accepted prior to ... Read more

    $143.09 USD