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Speciesism in Biology and Culture

How Human Exceptionalism is Pushing Planetary Boundaries

Edited by Brian Swartz, Brent D. Mishler ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This open access book explores a wide-ranging discussion about the sociopolitical, cultural, and scientific ramifications of speciesism and world views that derive from it. In this light, it integrates subjects across the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.The 21st-century western world is anthropocentric to an extreme; we adopt unreasonably self-centered and self-serving ideas and ... Read more

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This open access book explores a wide-ranging discussion about the sociopolitical, cultural, and scientific ramifications of speciesism and world views that derive from it. In this light, it integrates subjects across the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.The 21st-century western world is anthropocentric to an extreme; we adopt unreasonably self-centered and self-serving ideas and
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A Human History of Emotion

How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know

by Richard Firth-Godbehere ...

A sweeping exploration of the ways in which emotions shaped the course of human history, and how our experience and understanding of emotions have evolved along with us. "Eye-opening and thought-provoking!” (Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered Brain)We humans like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, who, as a species, have relied on calculation and intellect to survive. But many of the ... Read more

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A sweeping exploration of the ways in which emotions shaped the course of human history, and how our experience and understanding of emotions have evolved along with us. "Eye-opening and thought-provoking!” (Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered Brain)We humans like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, who, as a species, have relied on calculation and intellect to survive. But many of the
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Carboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction

The Late Paleozoic Ice Age World

by George McGhee Jr. ...

Picture a world of dog-sized scorpions and millipedes as long as a car; tropical rainforests with trees towering over 150 feet into the sky and a giant polar continent five times larger than Antarctica. That world was not imaginary; it was the earth more than 300 million years ago in the Carboniferous period of the Paleozoic era. In Carboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction, George R. McGhee Jr. ... Read more

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Picture a world of dog-sized scorpions and millipedes as long as a car; tropical rainforests with trees towering over 150 feet into the sky and a giant polar continent five times larger than Antarctica. That world was not imaginary; it was the earth more than 300 million years ago in the Carboniferous period of the Paleozoic era. In Carboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction, George R. McGhee Jr.
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Life Finds a Way

What Evolution Teaches Us About Creativity

by Andreas Wagner ...

How the principles of biological innovation can help us overcome creative challenges in art, business, and scienceIn Life Finds a Way, biologist Andreas Wagner reveals the deep symmetry between innovation in biological evolution and human cultural creativity. Rarely is either a linear climb to perfection--instead, "progress" is typically marked by a sequence of peaks, plateaus, and pitfalls. For ... Read more

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How the principles of biological innovation can help us overcome creative challenges in art, business, and scienceIn Life Finds a Way, biologist Andreas Wagner reveals the deep symmetry between innovation in biological evolution and human cultural creativity. Rarely is either a linear climb to perfection--instead, "progress" is typically marked by a sequence of peaks, plateaus, and pitfalls. For
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The Gap

The Science of What Separates Us from Other Animals

by Thomas Suddendorf ...

There exists an undeniable chasm between the capacities of humans and those of animals. Our minds have spawned civilizations and technologies that have changed the face of the Earth, whereas even our closest animal relatives sit unobtrusively in their dwindling habitats. Yet despite longstanding debates, the nature of this apparent gap has remained unclear. What exactly is the difference between ... Read more

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There exists an undeniable chasm between the capacities of humans and those of animals. Our minds have spawned civilizations and technologies that have changed the face of the Earth, whereas even our closest animal relatives sit unobtrusively in their dwindling habitats. Yet despite longstanding debates, the nature of this apparent gap has remained unclear. What exactly is the difference between
... Read more
Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design

by Matti Leisola, Jonathan Witt ...

What happens when an up-and-coming European bioscientist flips from Darwin disciple to Darwin defector? Sparks fly. Just ask biotechnologist Matti Leisola.It all started when a student loaned the Finnish scientist a book criticizing evolutionary theory. Leisola reacted angrily, and set out to defend evolution, but found his efforts raised more questions than they answered. He soon morphed into a ... Read more

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What happens when an up-and-coming European bioscientist flips from Darwin disciple to Darwin defector? Sparks fly. Just ask biotechnologist Matti Leisola.It all started when a student loaned the Finnish scientist a book criticizing evolutionary theory. Leisola reacted angrily, and set out to defend evolution, but found his efforts raised more questions than they answered. He soon morphed into a
... Read more
A Story of Us

A New Look at Human Evolution

by Lesley Newson, Peter Richerson ...

It's time for a story of human evolution that goes beyond describing "ape-men" and talks about what women and children were doing. In a few decades, a torrent of new evidence and ideas about human evolution has allowed scientists to piece together a more detailed understanding of what went on thousands and even millions of years ago. We now know much more about the problems our ancestors faced, ... Read more

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It's time for a story of human evolution that goes beyond describing "ape-men" and talks about what women and children were doing. In a few decades, a torrent of new evidence and ideas about human evolution has allowed scientists to piece together a more detailed understanding of what went on thousands and even millions of years ago. We now know much more about the problems our ancestors faced,
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Variation Of Plants And Animals Under Domestication (Mobi Classics)

by Charles Darwin ...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. ... Read more

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This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.
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The Miracle of the Cell

by Michael Denton ...

The Miracle of the Cell provides compelling evidence that long before life emerged on our planet, the design of the carbon-based cell was foreshadowed in the order of nature, in the exquisite fitness of the laws of nature for this foundational unit of all life on Earth. Nowhere is this fitness more apparent than in the properties of the key atomic constituents of the cell. Each of the atoms of ... Read more

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The Miracle of the Cell provides compelling evidence that long before life emerged on our planet, the design of the carbon-based cell was foreshadowed in the order of nature, in the exquisite fitness of the laws of nature for this foundational unit of all life on Earth. Nowhere is this fitness more apparent than in the properties of the key atomic constituents of the cell. Each of the atoms of
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The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries

Amazing Fossils and the People Who Found Them

by Donald R. Prothero ...

Today, any kid can rattle off the names of dozens of dinosaurs. But it took centuries of scientific effort—and a lot of luck—to discover and establish the diversity of dinosaur species we now know. How did we learn that Triceratops had three horns? Why don’t many paleontologists consider Brontosaurus a valid species? What convinced scientists that modern birds are relatives of ancient Velociraptor ... Read more

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Today, any kid can rattle off the names of dozens of dinosaurs. But it took centuries of scientific effort—and a lot of luck—to discover and establish the diversity of dinosaur species we now know. How did we learn that Triceratops had three horns? Why don’t many paleontologists consider Brontosaurus a valid species? What convinced scientists that modern birds are relatives of ancient Velociraptor
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The Earliest Europeans

A Year in the Life: Survival Strategies in the Lower Palaeolithic

by Robert Hosfield ...

The Earliest Europeans explores the early origins of man in Europe through the perspective of ‘a year in the life’: how hominins in the Lower Palaeolithic coped with the year-round practical challenges of mid-latitude Europe with its distinctive temperatures, seasonality patterns, and available resources.Current research has provided increasingly robust archaeological and Quaternary Science ... Read more

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The Earliest Europeans explores the early origins of man in Europe through the perspective of ‘a year in the life’: how hominins in the Lower Palaeolithic coped with the year-round practical challenges of mid-latitude Europe with its distinctive temperatures, seasonality patterns, and available resources.Current research has provided increasingly robust archaeological and Quaternary Science
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The Purpose of Life

by Parmeet Shah ...

The Purpose of Life is a short book that tackles the deepest questions about our life and existence. It puts forth insights from science to answer these questions, which have for too long been limited to realms of religion and spirituality. It sheds tremendous light on why we do the things we do; on the forces that drive all of our thoughts, feelings and behaviour and helps make sense of this ... Read more

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The Purpose of Life is a short book that tackles the deepest questions about our life and existence. It puts forth insights from science to answer these questions, which have for too long been limited to realms of religion and spirituality. It sheds tremendous light on why we do the things we do; on the forces that drive all of our thoughts, feelings and behaviour and helps make sense of this
... Read more
After the Monkey Trial

Evangelical Scientists and a New Creationism

by Christopher M. Rios ...

This study sheds light on the work of the evangelical scientists who sought to bridge the cultural divide Christianity and evolutionary theory.In the well-known Scopes "Monkey Trial" of 1925, famously portrayed in the film and play Inherit the Wind, William Jennings Bryan's clashed with defense attorney Clarence Darrow. The drama, pitting fundamentalist fervor against aggressive agnosticism, ... Read more

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This study sheds light on the work of the evangelical scientists who sought to bridge the cultural divide Christianity and evolutionary theory.In the well-known Scopes "Monkey Trial" of 1925, famously portrayed in the film and play Inherit the Wind, William Jennings Bryan's clashed with defense attorney Clarence Darrow. The drama, pitting fundamentalist fervor against aggressive agnosticism,
... Read more
How Compassion Made Us Human

The Evolutionary Origins of Tenderness, Trust & Morality

by Penelope Spikins ...

An intriguing look at how our capacity to care about and connect with others has contributed to our evolutionary success as a species.Our ability to care about the wellbeing of others, whether they are close family or strangers, can appear to be unimportant in today's competitive societies. But in this volume, archaeologist Penny Spikins argues that compassion lies at the heart of what makes us ... Read more

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An intriguing look at how our capacity to care about and connect with others has contributed to our evolutionary success as a species.Our ability to care about the wellbeing of others, whether they are close family or strangers, can appear to be unimportant in today's competitive societies. But in this volume, archaeologist Penny Spikins argues that compassion lies at the heart of what makes us
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The Emerald Planet

How plants changed Earth's history

by David Beerling ...

Series series Oxford Landmark Science
Plants have profoundly moulded the Earth's climate and the evolutionary trajectory of life. Far from being 'silent witnesses to the passage of time', plants are dynamic components of our world, shaping the environment throughout history as much as that environment has shaped them. In The Emerald Planet, David Beerling puts plants centre stage, revealing the crucial role they have played in driving ... Read more

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Plants have profoundly moulded the Earth's climate and the evolutionary trajectory of life. Far from being 'silent witnesses to the passage of time', plants are dynamic components of our world, shaping the environment throughout history as much as that environment has shaped them. In The Emerald Planet, David Beerling puts plants centre stage, revealing the crucial role they have played in driving
... Read more
Darwin's Backyard

How Small Experiments Led to a Big Theory

by James T. Costa ...

“If you’ve ever fantasized walking and conversing with the great scientist on the subjects that consumed him, and now wish to add the fullness of reality, read this book.” —Edward O. Wilson, author of Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for LifeJames T. Costa takes readers on a journey from Darwin’s childhood through his voyage on the HMS Beagle, where his ideas on evolution began, and on to Down House ... Read more

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“If you’ve ever fantasized walking and conversing with the great scientist on the subjects that consumed him, and now wish to add the fullness of reality, read this book.” —Edward O. Wilson, author of Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for LifeJames T. Costa takes readers on a journey from Darwin’s childhood through his voyage on the HMS Beagle, where his ideas on evolution began, and on to Down House
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Türlerin Kökeni (Orjinal, uzun versiyon)

by Charles Darwin ...

Charles DarwinCharles Robert Darwin, (12 Şubat 1809 - 19 Nisan 1882), İngiliz biyolog ve doğa tarihçisi. İnsan dahil tüm canlı türlerinin doğal seçilim yoluyla bir ya da birkaç ortak atadan evrildiğini öne sürmüş ve o günün şartlarına göre bu teoriyi destekleyen pek çok kanıt sunmuştur. ... Read more

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Charles DarwinCharles Robert Darwin, (12 Şubat 1809 - 19 Nisan 1882), İngiliz biyolog ve doğa tarihçisi. İnsan dahil tüm canlı türlerinin doğal seçilim yoluyla bir ya da birkaç ortak atadan evrildiğini öne sürmüş ve o günün şartlarına göre bu teoriyi destekleyen pek çok kanıt sunmuştur.
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The Design Inference

by William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert ...

A landmark of the intelligent design movement, The Design Inference revolutionized our understanding of how we detect intelligent causation. Originally published twenty-five years ago, it has now been revised and expanded into a second edition that greatly sharpens its exploration of design inferences. This new edition tackles questions about design left unanswered by David Hume and Charles Darwin ... Read more

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A landmark of the intelligent design movement, The Design Inference revolutionized our understanding of how we detect intelligent causation. Originally published twenty-five years ago, it has now been revised and expanded into a second edition that greatly sharpens its exploration of design inferences. This new edition tackles questions about design left unanswered by David Hume and Charles Darwin
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The Secret World of Denisovans

The Epic Story of the Ancient Cousins to Sapiens and Neanderthals

by Silvana Condemi, François Savatier ...

Come face-to-face with Denisovans, the newly identified “third man” on Homo sapiens’ family tree—and how their miraculous discovery is rewriting the human storyIn 2010, archaeologists working in Denisova Cave, Siberia, unearthed a tiny fragment of finger bone—and brought a lost human species to light. Thanks to the modern miracle of DNA analysis, “Denisovans” quickly took their place—alongside ... Read more

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Come face-to-face with Denisovans, the newly identified “third man” on Homo sapiens’ family tree—and how their miraculous discovery is rewriting the human storyIn 2010, archaeologists working in Denisova Cave, Siberia, unearthed a tiny fragment of finger bone—and brought a lost human species to light. Thanks to the modern miracle of DNA analysis, “Denisovans” quickly took their place—alongside
... Read more
Taking Flight

The Evolutionary Story of Life on the Wing

by Lev Parikian ...

This is the miracle of flight as you' ve never seen it before: the evolutionary story of life on the wing. A bird flits overhead. It' s an everyday occurrence, repeated hundreds, thousands, millions of times daily by creatures across the world. It' s something so normal, so entirely taken for granted, that sometimes we forget how extraordinary it is. But take that in for a moment. This animal ... Read more

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This is the miracle of flight as you' ve never seen it before: the evolutionary story of life on the wing. A bird flits overhead. It' s an everyday occurrence, repeated hundreds, thousands, millions of times daily by creatures across the world. It' s something so normal, so entirely taken for granted, that sometimes we forget how extraordinary it is. But take that in for a moment. This animal
... Read more
How To Save Our Planet

The Facts

by Mark A. Maslin ...

'Punchy and to the point. No beating around the bush. This brilliant book contains all the information we need to have in our back pocket in order to move forward' Christiana Figueres, Former Executive Secretary UN Climate Change Convention'Amazing book' Chris Evans, Virgin Radio Breakfast Show'Everyone should have this book' Rick Edwards, BBC Radio 5 Live'A timely and important book, not only ... Read more

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'Punchy and to the point. No beating around the bush. This brilliant book contains all the information we need to have in our back pocket in order to move forward' Christiana Figueres, Former Executive Secretary UN Climate Change Convention'Amazing book' Chris Evans, Virgin Radio Breakfast Show'Everyone should have this book' Rick Edwards, BBC Radio 5 Live'A timely and important book, not only
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The Animals Among Us

How Pets Make Us Human

by John Bradshaw ...

A leading anthrozoologist and the bestselling author of Dog Sense and Cat Sense explains why we are so drawn to pets.Historically, we relied on our pets to herd livestock, guard homes, and catch pests. But most of us don't need animals to do these things anymore. Pets have never been less necessary. And yet, pet ownership has never been more common than it is today: half of American households ... Read more

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A leading anthrozoologist and the bestselling author of Dog Sense and Cat Sense explains why we are so drawn to pets.Historically, we relied on our pets to herd livestock, guard homes, and catch pests. But most of us don't need animals to do these things anymore. Pets have never been less necessary. And yet, pet ownership has never been more common than it is today: half of American households
... Read more
Bringing Fossils to Life

An Introduction to Paleobiology

by Donald R. Prothero ...

One of the leading textbooks in its field, Bringing Fossils to Life applies paleobiological principles to the fossil record while detailing the evolutionary history of major plant and animal phyla. It incorporates current research from biology, ecology, and population genetics, bridging the gap between purely theoretical paleobiological textbooks and those that describe only invertebrate ... Read more

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One of the leading textbooks in its field, Bringing Fossils to Life applies paleobiological principles to the fossil record while detailing the evolutionary history of major plant and animal phyla. It incorporates current research from biology, ecology, and population genetics, bridging the gap between purely theoretical paleobiological textbooks and those that describe only invertebrate
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Science and Religion in Quest of Truth

by John Polkinghorne ...

$18.79 USD

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