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Language: English
Published by Random House Publishing Group, 2007
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- Title
- Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives
- Author
- Wilson, David Sloan
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0385340923
- ISBN 13
- 9780385340922
What is the biological reason for gossip? For laughter? For the creation of art? Why do dogs have curly tails? What can microbes tell us about morality?
These and many other questions are tackled by Wilson in this witty and groundbreaking new book. Now everyone can move beyond the sterile debates about creationism and intelligent design to share Darwin's panoramic view of animal and human life, seamlessly connected to each other.
Evolution, as Wilson explains, is not just about dinosaurs and human origins, but about why all species behave as they do--from beetles that devour their own young, to bees that function as a collective brain, to dogs that are smarter in some respects than our closest ape relatives. And basic evolutionary principles are also the foundation for humanity's capacity for symbolic thought, culture, and morality.
In example after example, Wilson sheds new light on Darwin' s grand theory and how it can be applied to daily life. By turns thoughtful, provocative, and daringly funny, Evolution for Everyone addresses some of the deepest philosophical and social issues of this or any age. In helping us come to a deeper understanding of human beings and our place in the world, it might also help us to improve that world.
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