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Darwinism Applied to Man

de Alfred Russel Wallace ...

This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1889 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Darwinism Applied to Man' contains an account of of the general identity of human and animal structure, diseases common to man and other animals, summary of the animal characteristics of man, and other aspects of evolutionary theory. Alfred Russel ... Leer más

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This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1889 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Darwinism Applied to Man' contains an account of of the general identity of human and animal structure, diseases common to man and other animals, summary of the animal characteristics of man, and other aspects of evolutionary theory. Alfred Russel
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Engineering the Human

Human Enhancement Between Fiction and Fascination

Edición de 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 ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

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
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Field and Laboratory Methods in Primatology

A Practical Guide

Edición de Joanna M. Setchell, Deborah J. Curtis ...

Building on the success of the first edition and bringing together contributions from a range of experts in the field, the second edition of this guide to research on wild primates covers the latest advances in the field, including new information on field experiments and measuring behaviour. It provides essential information and advice on the technical and practical aspects of both field and ... Leer más

$62.39 USD

Building on the success of the first edition and bringing together contributions from a range of experts in the field, the second edition of this guide to research on wild primates covers the latest advances in the field, including new information on field experiments and measuring behaviour. It provides essential information and advice on the technical and practical aspects of both field and
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Il topo che amava i gatti

E altre stranezze dell’evoluzione

de Michel Raymond ...

Il mondo è pieno di curiosità naturali; alcune di queste sono così bizzarre e improbabili che stentiamo a credere che possano esistere davvero. Come diavolo fa il pipistrello a «vedere» con i suoni? Possibile che esistano topi attirati dall’odore dei gatti, tanto da andare loro incontro ed esserne sbranati? Sono stupidi? Possiamo anche prendere le cose nel senso opposto e chiederci per quale ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Il mondo è pieno di curiosità naturali; alcune di queste sono così bizzarre e improbabili che stentiamo a credere che possano esistere davvero. Come diavolo fa il pipistrello a «vedere» con i suoni? Possibile che esistano topi attirati dall’odore dei gatti, tanto da andare loro incontro ed esserne sbranati? Sono stupidi? Possiamo anche prendere le cose nel senso opposto e chiederci per quale
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Evolution, Chance, and God

Understanding the Relationship between Evolution and Religion

de Dr Brendan Sweetman ...

Evolution, Chance, and God looks at the relationship between religion and evolution from a philosophical perspective. This relationship is fascinating, complex and often very controversial, involving myriad issues that are difficult to keep separate from each other. Evolution, Chance, and God introduces the reader to the main themes of this debate and to the theory of evolution, while arguing for ... Leer más

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Evolution, Chance, and God looks at the relationship between religion and evolution from a philosophical perspective. This relationship is fascinating, complex and often very controversial, involving myriad issues that are difficult to keep separate from each other. Evolution, Chance, and God introduces the reader to the main themes of this debate and to the theory of evolution, while arguing for
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Relics of Eden

The Powerful Evidence of Evolution in Human DNA

de Daniel J. Fairbanks ...

Since the publication in 1859 of Darwin's Origin of Species, debate over the theory of evolution has been continuous and often impassioned. In recent years, opponents of "Darwin's dangerous idea" have mounted history's most sophisticated and generously funded attack, claiming that evolution is "a theory in crisis." Ironically, these claims are being made at a time when the explosion of information ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Since the publication in 1859 of Darwin's Origin of Species, debate over the theory of evolution has been continuous and often impassioned. In recent years, opponents of "Darwin's dangerous idea" have mounted history's most sophisticated and generously funded attack, claiming that evolution is "a theory in crisis." Ironically, these claims are being made at a time when the explosion of information
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Evolution of Lightweight Structures

Analyses and Technical Applications

Edición de Christian Hamm ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume contains studies on the evolution and function of lightweight constructions of planktonic and other organisms, and examples of how they can be used to create new solutions for radical innovations of lightweight constructions for technological application. The principles and underlying processes responsible for evolution and biodiversity of marine plankton organisms are highly relevant ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

This volume contains studies on the evolution and function of lightweight constructions of planktonic and other organisms, and examples of how they can be used to create new solutions for radical innovations of lightweight constructions for technological application. The principles and underlying processes responsible for evolution and biodiversity of marine plankton organisms are highly relevant
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Comments on Clive Gamble, John Gowlett and Robin Dunbar’s Book (2014) Thinking Big

A Course on The Human Niche, #2

de Razie Mah ...

Series Libro 2 - A Course on The Human Niche
Clive Gamble is a Paleolithic archaeologist. John Gowlett is a social anthropologist with primary interest in late European societies. Robin Dunbar is an evolutionary psychologist. Together, they submitted a proposal for research project commemorating the 100th anniversary of the British Academy. They were awarded the grant. Their book sums seven years of collaboration.The title is: Thinking Big: ... Leer más

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Clive Gamble is a Paleolithic archaeologist. John Gowlett is a social anthropologist with primary interest in late European societies. Robin Dunbar is an evolutionary psychologist. Together, they submitted a proposal for research project commemorating the 100th anniversary of the British Academy. They were awarded the grant. Their book sums seven years of collaboration.The title is: Thinking Big:
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El origen de las especies (Anotado)

de Charles Darwin ...

El origen de las especies —título original en inglés: On the Origin of Species— es un libro de Charles Darwin publicado el 24 de noviembre de 1859, considerado uno de los trabajos precursores de la literatura científica y el fundamento de la teoría de la biología evolutiva.El título completo de la primera edición fue On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of ... Leer más

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El origen de las especies —título original en inglés: On the Origin of Species— es un libro de Charles Darwin publicado el 24 de noviembre de 1859, considerado uno de los trabajos precursores de la literatura científica y el fundamento de la teoría de la biología evolutiva.El título completo de la primera edición fue On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of
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Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form

An Analytical Approach

Edición de Jonathan M. Adrain, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Bruce S. Lieberman ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Phylogenetic analysis and morphometrics have been developed by biologists into rigorous analytic tools for testing hypotheses about the relationships between groups of species. This book applies these tools to paleontological data.The fossil record is our one true chronicle of the history of life, preserving a set of macroevolutionary patterns; thus various hypotheses about evolutionary processes ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

Phylogenetic analysis and morphometrics have been developed by biologists into rigorous analytic tools for testing hypotheses about the relationships between groups of species. This book applies these tools to paleontological data.The fossil record is our one true chronicle of the history of life, preserving a set of macroevolutionary patterns; thus various hypotheses about evolutionary processes
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Symbioses and Stress

Joint Ventures in Biology

Edición de Joseph Seckbach, Martin Grube ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
$332.09 USD
Interdisciplinary Anthropology

Continuing Evolution of Man

Edición de Wolfgang Welsch, Wolf Singer, André Wunder ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume is the result of a research project entitled “Evolutionary Continuity – Human Specifics – The Possibility of Objective Knowledge” that was carried out by representatives of six academic disciplines (evolutionary biology, evolutionary anthropology, brain research, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology and philosophy) over a period of three and a half years. The starting point for ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

This volume is the result of a research project entitled “Evolutionary Continuity – Human Specifics – The Possibility of Objective Knowledge” that was carried out by representatives of six academic disciplines (evolutionary biology, evolutionary anthropology, brain research, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology and philosophy) over a period of three and a half years. The starting point for
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The Evolution of Moral Progress

A Biocultural Theory

de Allen Buchanan, Russell Powell ...

In The Evolution of Moral Progress, Allen Buchanan and Russell Powell resurrect the project of explaining moral progress. They avoid the errors of earlier attempts by drawing on a wide range of disciplines including moral and political philosophy, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, anthropology, history, and sociology. Their focus is on one especially important type of moral progress: ... Leer más

$35.09 USD

In The Evolution of Moral Progress, Allen Buchanan and Russell Powell resurrect the project of explaining moral progress. They avoid the errors of earlier attempts by drawing on a wide range of disciplines including moral and political philosophy, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, anthropology, history, and sociology. Their focus is on one especially important type of moral progress:
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Confession of the Evolutionists

de Adnan Oktar (Harun Yahya) ...

Ever since it was first put forward, certain materialist circles have attempted to portray the theory of evolution as scientific fact. in fact, however, the theory, which claims that life emerged as the result of chance processes, has been utterly disproved by all branches of science. Over the 150 or so years from the time of Charles Darwin, the founder of the theory, to the present day, ... Leer más

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Ever since it was first put forward, certain materialist circles have attempted to portray the theory of evolution as scientific fact. in fact, however, the theory, which claims that life emerged as the result of chance processes, has been utterly disproved by all branches of science. Over the 150 or so years from the time of Charles Darwin, the founder of the theory, to the present day,
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Gene, Zufall, Selektion

Populäre Vorstellungen zur Evolution und der Stand des Wissens

de Veiko Krauß ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Gene, Zufall, SelektionDieses Buch misst populäre Evolutionsvorstellungen (Ultradarwinismus, Genzentrismus, Teleologie, epigenetischen Lamarckismus sowie die Ausweitung des Evolutionsbegriffs über die Biologie hinaus) am aktuellen Wissenstand der Evolutionsbiologie. Der Autor erläutert, warum Evolution ausschließlich innerhalb von Organismen stattfindet, dass kein Lebewesen – einschließlich des ... Leer más

$28.49 USD

Gene, Zufall, SelektionDieses Buch misst populäre Evolutionsvorstellungen (Ultradarwinismus, Genzentrismus, Teleologie, epigenetischen Lamarckismus sowie die Ausweitung des Evolutionsbegriffs über die Biologie hinaus) am aktuellen Wissenstand der Evolutionsbiologie. Der Autor erläutert, warum Evolution ausschließlich innerhalb von Organismen stattfindet, dass kein Lebewesen – einschließlich des
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Секрет нашего успеха

de Джозеф Хенрик ...

Traducido por Анастасия Бродоцкая ...

Series series Corpus.
Вопрос, чем Homo sapiens настолько уникален и в чем загадка его непостижимого эволюционного успеха, исследуется учеными постоянно и, вероятно, не перестанет занимать их до конца времен. Профессор Джозеф Хенрих, знаменитый антрополог и автор научно-популярных книг, предлагает важнейшее изменение в подходе к этому вопросу: необходимо учитывать влияние культуры на нашу биологию и генетику — тесно ... Leer más

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Вопрос, чем Homo sapiens настолько уникален и в чем загадка его непостижимого эволюционного успеха, исследуется учеными постоянно и, вероятно, не перестанет занимать их до конца времен. Профессор Джозеф Хенрих, знаменитый антрополог и автор научно-популярных книг, предлагает важнейшее изменение в подходе к этому вопросу: необходимо учитывать влияние культуры на нашу биологию и генетику — тесно
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Restless Creatures

The Story of Life in Ten Movements

de Matt Wilkinson ...

From flying pterodactyls to walking primates, the story of life as told through the evolution of locomotion.Most of us never think about how we get from one place to another. For most people, putting one foot in front of the other requires no thought at all. Yet the fact that we and other species are able to do so is one of the great triumphs of evolution. To truly understand how life evolved on ... Leer más

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From flying pterodactyls to walking primates, the story of life as told through the evolution of locomotion.Most of us never think about how we get from one place to another. For most people, putting one foot in front of the other requires no thought at all. Yet the fact that we and other species are able to do so is one of the great triumphs of evolution. To truly understand how life evolved on
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The Good Book of Human Nature

An Evolutionary Reading of the Bible

de Carel van Schaik, Kai Michel ...

How reading the Bible as a work of cultural and scientific evolution can reveal new truths about how our species conquered the EarthThe Bible is the bestselling book of all time. It has been venerated -- or excoriated -- as God's word, but so far no one has read the Bible for what it is: humanity's diary, chronicling our ancestors' valiant attempts to cope with the trials and tribulations of life ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

How reading the Bible as a work of cultural and scientific evolution can reveal new truths about how our species conquered the EarthThe Bible is the bestselling book of all time. It has been venerated -- or excoriated -- as God's word, but so far no one has read the Bible for what it is: humanity's diary, chronicling our ancestors' valiant attempts to cope with the trials and tribulations of life
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Evolution "On Purpose"

Teleonomy in Living Systems

Edición de Peter A. Corning, Stuart A. Kauffman, Denis Noble, James A. Shapiro, Richard I. Vane-Wright ...

Series series Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology
A unique exploration of teleonomy—also known as “evolved purposiveness”—as a major influence in evolution by a broad range of specialists in biology and the philosophy of science.The evolved purposiveness of living systems, termed “teleonomy” by chronobiologist Colin Pittendrigh, has been both a major outcome and causal factor in the history of life on Earth. Many theorists have appreciated this ... Leer más

$49.99 USD

A unique exploration of teleonomy—also known as “evolved purposiveness”—as a major influence in evolution by a broad range of specialists in biology and the philosophy of science.The evolved purposiveness of living systems, termed “teleonomy” by chronobiologist Colin Pittendrigh, has been both a major outcome and causal factor in the history of life on Earth. Many theorists have appreciated this
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Individualism and the Rise of Egosystems

The Extinction Society

de Matteo Pietropaoli ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book is a socio-philosophical journey across several aspects of our society’s focus on individual freedom, taking cues from some of the most prominent thinkers of our time. The auhtor posits that the human quest for freedom (mostly dominated by the Western culture but by no means confined to the West) has reached its ultimate paradox of making contemporary humans fundamentally unable to act ... Leer más

$44.99 USD

This book is a socio-philosophical journey across several aspects of our society’s focus on individual freedom, taking cues from some of the most prominent thinkers of our time. The auhtor posits that the human quest for freedom (mostly dominated by the Western culture but by no means confined to the West) has reached its ultimate paradox of making contemporary humans fundamentally unable to act
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Darwinian Evolution of Molecules

Physical and Earth-Historical Perspective of the Origin of Life

de Hiromoto Nakazawa ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
On the basis of thermodynamic considerations and the Earth’s historical processes, this book argues the physical inevitability of life’s generation and evolution, i.e., Why did life generate? Why does life evolve? Following an introduction to the problem, the hypothesis “Darwinian Evolution of Molecules” is proposed, which explains how, when, and where life was instigated through successive ... Leer más

$80.09 USD

On the basis of thermodynamic considerations and the Earth’s historical processes, this book argues the physical inevitability of life’s generation and evolution, i.e., Why did life generate? Why does life evolve? Following an introduction to the problem, the hypothesis “Darwinian Evolution of Molecules” is proposed, which explains how, when, and where life was instigated through successive
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Indian Pandanaceae - an overview

de Altafhusain Nadaf, Rahul Zanan ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Indian screw pine family Pandanaceae represents three genera, in which genus Pandanus and Benstonea are distributed in two hotspots in India – the Western Ghats and the Northeast Himalayan region. For the first time, Indian Pandanaceae has been assessed for its taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationship. The extensive survey by the authors led to the discovery of three new Pandanus species ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

Indian screw pine family Pandanaceae represents three genera, in which genus Pandanus and Benstonea are distributed in two hotspots in India – the Western Ghats and the Northeast Himalayan region. For the first time, Indian Pandanaceae has been assessed for its taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationship. The extensive survey by the authors led to the discovery of three new Pandanus species
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Charles Darwin's Shorter Publications, 1829–1883

de John van Wyhe ...

Charles Darwin's words first appeared in print as a student at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1829, and in almost every subsequent year of his life he published essays, articles, letters to editors, or other brief works. These shorter publications contain a wealth of valuable material. They represent an important part of the Darwin visible to the Victorian public, alongside his ever present sense ... Leer más

$177.99 USD

Charles Darwin's words first appeared in print as a student at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1829, and in almost every subsequent year of his life he published essays, articles, letters to editors, or other brief works. These shorter publications contain a wealth of valuable material. They represent an important part of the Darwin visible to the Victorian public, alongside his ever present sense
... Leer más
Inheritance and Natural History

de R. J. Berry ...

Series Libro 61 - Collins New Naturalist Library
Ever wondered why primroses have three sorts of flowers; or about pesticide resistance in rats and mice, mosquitoes and green-fly; antibiotic resistance in disease organisms – all are examples of genetical adjustment, explained in this book.This absorbing book is about genetics as it applies to the world around us. Its main aim is to show the ways in which inherited variation can help to explain ... Leer más

$5.49 USD

Ever wondered why primroses have three sorts of flowers; or about pesticide resistance in rats and mice, mosquitoes and green-fly; antibiotic resistance in disease organisms – all are examples of genetical adjustment, explained in this book.This absorbing book is about genetics as it applies to the world around us. Its main aim is to show the ways in which inherited variation can help to explain
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