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The Landscape of Reality

by Pierre Doucet, Paul Doucet ...

How does a single acorn produce an intricate structure of branches and leaves? How do migrating birds organize into sweeping patterns across the sky? How does a grounded caterpillar acquire wings and the gift of flight? These are just a few of many questions that arise by observing nature with a keen and watchful eye. By addressing these questions, Pierre Doucet and Paul Doucet are inspired to ask ... Read more

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How does a single acorn produce an intricate structure of branches and leaves? How do migrating birds organize into sweeping patterns across the sky? How does a grounded caterpillar acquire wings and the gift of flight? These are just a few of many questions that arise by observing nature with a keen and watchful eye. By addressing these questions, Pierre Doucet and Paul Doucet are inspired to ask
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Liv og breve. Bind 3

by Charles Darwin ...

Translated by Martin Simon Søraas ...

Charles Darwin er en af verdenshistoriens mest kendte og indflydelsesrige videnskabsmænd. "Liv og breve" er udgivet af hans søn Francis Darwin og gengiver foruden en lang række af den store videnskabsmands breve biografiske tekster om både Charles Darwin selv og hans slægt.I tredje del af "Liv og Breve" får vi blandt andet et indblik i Charles Darwins korrespondance omkring værket "Dyrs og ... Read more

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Charles Darwin er en af verdenshistoriens mest kendte og indflydelsesrige videnskabsmænd. "Liv og breve" er udgivet af hans søn Francis Darwin og gengiver foruden en lang række af den store videnskabsmands breve biografiske tekster om både Charles Darwin selv og hans slægt.I tredje del af "Liv og Breve" får vi blandt andet et indblik i Charles Darwins korrespondance omkring værket "Dyrs og
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The Maiden Voyage of Petrus van Stijn

A Novel

by Michael Charles Tobias ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Petrus van Stijn’s world is besieged by two prime engines of destruction: massive geomagnetic storms caused by unprecedented solar storms – protracted coronal mass ejections (CME), and climate change wreaking unprecedented, but predictable collapse of the Antarctic ice shelves. Petrus has other problems to contend with, like surviving on a floating archipelago of ice, and then walking 2200 ... Read more

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Petrus van Stijn’s world is besieged by two prime engines of destruction: massive geomagnetic storms caused by unprecedented solar storms – protracted coronal mass ejections (CME), and climate change wreaking unprecedented, but predictable collapse of the Antarctic ice shelves. Petrus has other problems to contend with, like surviving on a floating archipelago of ice, and then walking 2200
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Biosystematics of Triticeae

Volume IV. Genera: Stenostachys, Psathyrostachys, Leymus, Pseudoroegneria, and Roegeneria

by Chi Yen, Junliang Yang ...

Translated by Lina Sha, Xing Fan ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book analyzes the biosystematics and experimental biology of five perennial genera pivotal in understanding the genetic diversity and evolutionary pathways of Triticeae, a tribe that includes essential crops like wheat, barley, and rye. It presents a revised natural classification that incorporates the latest research findings, offering a fresh perspective on the genetic diversity and ... Read more

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This book analyzes the biosystematics and experimental biology of five perennial genera pivotal in understanding the genetic diversity and evolutionary pathways of Triticeae, a tribe that includes essential crops like wheat, barley, and rye. It presents a revised natural classification that incorporates the latest research findings, offering a fresh perspective on the genetic diversity and
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The Great Fog

by Frederick Bradley ...

In the not-too-distant future, a mysterious fog suddenly descends upon Humanity, quickly becoming a condition with which the population must learn to coexist. The search for its causes and a possible solution highlights the fragility of modern man and the limits of a society increasingly disconnected from its own environment. A new perception of the world becomes essential, one which will pave the ... Read more

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In the not-too-distant future, a mysterious fog suddenly descends upon Humanity, quickly becoming a condition with which the population must learn to coexist. The search for its causes and a possible solution highlights the fragility of modern man and the limits of a society increasingly disconnected from its own environment. A new perception of the world becomes essential, one which will pave the
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Les métamorphoses et la généagénèse

Traité de physiologie comparée

by Armand de Quatrefages ...

« Nos corps se transforment, a dit Ovide, ce que nous étions hier, ce que nous sommes aujourd’hui, nous ne le serons pas demain. » Le chantre des Métamorphoses proclamait là une vérité bien plus profonde qu’il ne le croyait sans doute. Après trois siècles d’expériences et d’observations, la science moderne a confirmé de tout point les paroles du poète.Ce livre traite des phénomènes de la ... Read more

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« Nos corps se transforment, a dit Ovide, ce que nous étions hier, ce que nous sommes aujourd’hui, nous ne le serons pas demain. » Le chantre des Métamorphoses proclamait là une vérité bien plus profonde qu’il ne le croyait sans doute. Après trois siècles d’expériences et d’observations, la science moderne a confirmé de tout point les paroles du poète.Ce livre traite des phénomènes de la
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Crónicas de la extinción

La vida y la muerte de las especies animales

by Héctor T. Arita ...

Series series La Ciencia para Todos
Estas Crónicas de la extinción relatan la extinción de diversas especies animales. Comienzan con la historia de las tortugas de las islas Galápagos, y continúan en los episodios II y III con el recuento histórico de la manera en que la ciencia comprobó a través del registro fósil la extinción de las especies. La llamada extinción de los dinosaurios se detalla en el episodio IV; mientras que los ... Read more

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Estas Crónicas de la extinción relatan la extinción de diversas especies animales. Comienzan con la historia de las tortugas de las islas Galápagos, y continúan en los episodios II y III con el recuento histórico de la manera en que la ciencia comprobó a través del registro fósil la extinción de las especies. La llamada extinción de los dinosaurios se detalla en el episodio IV; mientras que los
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Flowering Plants. Eudicots

Malpighiales

Edited by Klaus Kubitzki ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume presents systematic treatments for the families and genera of the Malpighiales, which more recently have been recognised as a new major group of the eudicots. Apart from several herbaceous lineages (already treated in Vol. IX of this series), the order consists mainly of rainforest trees, particularly those of the understorey. Accompanied by other early eudicot lineages, this reflects ... Read more

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This volume presents systematic treatments for the families and genera of the Malpighiales, which more recently have been recognised as a new major group of the eudicots. Apart from several herbaceous lineages (already treated in Vol. IX of this series), the order consists mainly of rainforest trees, particularly those of the understorey. Accompanied by other early eudicot lineages, this reflects
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The Scopes Monkey Trial

by Randy Moore, William McComas ...

Series series Images of America
The 1925 case against high school coach and science teacher John Scopes, arrested for teaching evolution in defiance of a Tennessee state law, was America's original "Trial of the Century." The proceedings began as a publicity stunt but grew into a landmark event in the nation's history. The trial featured three-time presidential candidate and fundamentalist leader William Jennings Bryan, who ... Read more

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The 1925 case against high school coach and science teacher John Scopes, arrested for teaching evolution in defiance of a Tennessee state law, was America's original "Trial of the Century." The proceedings began as a publicity stunt but grew into a landmark event in the nation's history. The trial featured three-time presidential candidate and fundamentalist leader William Jennings Bryan, who
... Read more
Navigating Complexity in Big History

Exploring Periodization Across Cosmic and Biosocial Dimensions

Edited by David J. LePoire, Leonid Grinin, Andrey Korotayev ...

Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
This book explores periodization in Big History against the background of complexity growth across the Universe, on our planet, and in biological, social, and cultural systems. It traces the accelerating rise in complexity throughout history and the major historical transformations involved in the evolution of life, humans, and civilization. It draws on concepts from physics and evolutionary ... Read more

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This book explores periodization in Big History against the background of complexity growth across the Universe, on our planet, and in biological, social, and cultural systems. It traces the accelerating rise in complexity throughout history and the major historical transformations involved in the evolution of life, humans, and civilization. It draws on concepts from physics and evolutionary
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Groups, Norms and Practices

Essays on Inferentialism and Collective Intentionality

Edited by Ladislav Koreň, Hans Bernhard Schmid, Preston Stovall, Leo Townsend ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This edited volume examines the relationship between collective intentionality and inferential theories of meaning. The book consists of three main sections. The first part contains essays demonstrating how researchers working on inferentialism and collective intentionality can learn from one another. The essays in the second part examine the dimensions along which philosophical and empirical ... Read more

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This edited volume examines the relationship between collective intentionality and inferential theories of meaning. The book consists of three main sections. The first part contains essays demonstrating how researchers working on inferentialism and collective intentionality can learn from one another. The essays in the second part examine the dimensions along which philosophical and empirical
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Darwinismus und Sozialismus: Der Kampf um das Dasein und die Moderne Gesellschaft

by Ludwig Büchner ...

Die bahnbrechenden Theorien der Evolution prallen auf die brennenden sozialen Fragen einer rasant industrialisierten Gesellschaft. Kann das Gesetz des Stärkeren die massenhafte Armut rechtfertigen, oder fordert die Vernunft eine solidarische Umverteilung? Mit scharfer intellektueller Präzision werden Naturwissenschaft und gesellschaftliche Utopien miteinander verschmolzen. Dieses Werk stellt die ... Read more

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Die bahnbrechenden Theorien der Evolution prallen auf die brennenden sozialen Fragen einer rasant industrialisierten Gesellschaft. Kann das Gesetz des Stärkeren die massenhafte Armut rechtfertigen, oder fordert die Vernunft eine solidarische Umverteilung? Mit scharfer intellektueller Präzision werden Naturwissenschaft und gesellschaftliche Utopien miteinander verschmolzen. Dieses Werk stellt die
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A Saga of Evolution and Legends of Environmental Disasters in the History of Mankind

by Dr. Nikhil Chandra Misra ...

We are an integrated part of cosmos. The substance related to the astronomical concepts forms the subject matter of Astronomy. It broadly studies universe, solar system, planets, galaxies, meteoroids, asteroids and several other astronomical bodies, often thought to be of the status of celestial origin. Out of the occurrence of a fluke manifestation, one after the other resulting in the creation ... Read more

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We are an integrated part of cosmos. The substance related to the astronomical concepts forms the subject matter of Astronomy. It broadly studies universe, solar system, planets, galaxies, meteoroids, asteroids and several other astronomical bodies, often thought to be of the status of celestial origin. Out of the occurrence of a fluke manifestation, one after the other resulting in the creation
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My Cousin & Me

And Other Animals

by Gordon Harrison ...

We left paradise when I was five and moved to the city to live with my mother’s sister. I later learned, there were two reasons for this move: so that my parents could find work and I could attend school. My mother was sympathetic toward my desire to return to the farm, so everyJuly 1 she took me back to paradise for the summer. I lived the rest of the year for those two months.The farm was run by ... Read more

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We left paradise when I was five and moved to the city to live with my mother’s sister. I later learned, there were two reasons for this move: so that my parents could find work and I could attend school. My mother was sympathetic toward my desire to return to the farm, so everyJuly 1 she took me back to paradise for the summer. I lived the rest of the year for those two months.The farm was run by
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Bartagamenpflege leicht gemacht

Der unverzichtbare Leitfaden zur Pflege Ihrer exotischen Haustier-Eidechse

by Clayton M. Rines ...

Enthüllen Sie die Geheimnisse der Aufzucht eines gedeihenden Bartagamen mit diesem umfassenden Handbuch, das sich perfekt für Anfänger und erfahrene Reptilienliebhaber eignet. Egal, ob Sie erwägen, Ihrer Familie einen Bartagamen hinzuzufügen oder Ihre aktuelle Haustierpflegeroutine zu verbessern, dieses Buch ist Ihre ultimative Ressource, um einen glücklichen, gesunden Lebensraum für Ihren ... Read more

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Enthüllen Sie die Geheimnisse der Aufzucht eines gedeihenden Bartagamen mit diesem umfassenden Handbuch, das sich perfekt für Anfänger und erfahrene Reptilienliebhaber eignet. Egal, ob Sie erwägen, Ihrer Familie einen Bartagamen hinzuzufügen oder Ihre aktuelle Haustierpflegeroutine zu verbessern, dieses Buch ist Ihre ultimative Ressource, um einen glücklichen, gesunden Lebensraum für Ihren
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Oltre il Genoma: Genetica, Farmacia e la Prossima Frontiera della Medicina

by Edenilson Brandl ...

Benvenuti in un'affascinante immersione nel mondo della genetica e della medicina di precisione! In questo libro esploreremo un'ampia gamma di argomenti relativi a queste aree della scienza che stanno rivoluzionando il modo in cui comprendiamo e affrontiamo la salute umana e animale.La genetica è stata oggetto di fascino e studio per decenni, ma i recenti progressi tecnologici e scientifici hanno ... Read more

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Benvenuti in un'affascinante immersione nel mondo della genetica e della medicina di precisione! In questo libro esploreremo un'ampia gamma di argomenti relativi a queste aree della scienza che stanno rivoluzionando il modo in cui comprendiamo e affrontiamo la salute umana e animale.La genetica è stata oggetto di fascino e studio per decenni, ma i recenti progressi tecnologici e scientifici hanno
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Current Ornithology

Volume 11

Edited by D.M. Power ...

Series Book 11 - Current Ornithology
In this volume I include chapters on continental population trends, orni thology's contribution to the habitat concept, social organization outside the breeding season, the role of predation in limiting numbers, and the evolution of prolonged incubation periods. Authors are based in Belgium, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Is there evidence for wholesale population declines in North ... Read more

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In this volume I include chapters on continental population trends, orni thology's contribution to the habitat concept, social organization outside the breeding season, the role of predation in limiting numbers, and the evolution of prolonged incubation periods. Authors are based in Belgium, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Is there evidence for wholesale population declines in North
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La drôle de société

by Lorenzo Bonanni ...

Vraiment bizarre, l’espèce humaine est drôle en raison de son évolution. Le livre, de manière scientifique mais simple, parfois ironique et avec humour, explique les raisons évolutives et éthologiques de l'amour et la haine au sein du couple, pourquoi nous nous réfugions dans la tromperie, parce que nous sommes beaucoup attirés par les fleurs. Il propose un nouveau concept de maladie et une ... Read more

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Vraiment bizarre, l’espèce humaine est drôle en raison de son évolution. Le livre, de manière scientifique mais simple, parfois ironique et avec humour, explique les raisons évolutives et éthologiques de l'amour et la haine au sein du couple, pourquoi nous nous réfugions dans la tromperie, parce que nous sommes beaucoup attirés par les fleurs. Il propose un nouveau concept de maladie et une
... Read more
Introduzione All'Embriologia Sintetic

by Edenilson Brandl ...

Nell'era attuale, in cui la scienza e la tecnologia stanno avanzando a passi da gigante, siamo testimoni di scoperte e risultati che ci sfidano a ripensare la nostra comprensione della vita, della salute e del potenziale umano. Notevoli progressi nel campo dell'embriologia sintetica e della terapia genica sono stati i protagonisti di una rivoluzione scientifica che ci porta oltre i limiti di ciò ... Read more

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Nell'era attuale, in cui la scienza e la tecnologia stanno avanzando a passi da gigante, siamo testimoni di scoperte e risultati che ci sfidano a ripensare la nostra comprensione della vita, della salute e del potenziale umano. Notevoli progressi nel campo dell'embriologia sintetica e della terapia genica sono stati i protagonisti di una rivoluzione scientifica che ci porta oltre i limiti di ciò
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Die Frühzeit des Menschen

Der Weg zum Homo sapiens

by Friedemann Schrenk ...

Afrika war die Wiege der Vor- und Urmenschen. Daher steht dieser Kontinent im Zentrum der Wissenschaft von den frühen Menschen, der Paläoanthropologie. Wo und wie Paläoanthropolog:innen arbeiten, welche Erkenntnisse sie bislang gewonnen haben und welche neuen Fragen sich aus den Resultaten ihrer Forschung für den modernen Menschen ergeben, wird in dem vorliegenden Band verständlich und spannend ... Read more

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Afrika war die Wiege der Vor- und Urmenschen. Daher steht dieser Kontinent im Zentrum der Wissenschaft von den frühen Menschen, der Paläoanthropologie. Wo und wie Paläoanthropolog:innen arbeiten, welche Erkenntnisse sie bislang gewonnen haben und welche neuen Fragen sich aus den Resultaten ihrer Forschung für den modernen Menschen ergeben, wird in dem vorliegenden Band verständlich und spannend
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Мајмун у раскошном оделу.

Од изворне крхкости до универзалне свести.

by Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Book 953 - SRP - PenmsareDiverso
Вековима смо себе описивали као "голе мајмуне": крхке животиње, изненада бачене у свет без канџи или оклопа, окружене неспознатљивим природним силама и боље наоружаним предаторима, које је прославио десмонд Морис, етолог и антрополог, захваљујући својој чувеној књизи из 1967. године под називом "Голи мајмун". Уплашено створење које је научило да преживи измишљајући приче, симболе, богове и ритуале ... Read more

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Вековима смо себе описивали као "голе мајмуне": крхке животиње, изненада бачене у свет без канџи или оклопа, окружене неспознатљивим природним силама и боље наоружаним предаторима, које је прославио десмонд Морис, етолог и антрополог, захваљујући својој чувеној књизи из 1967. године под називом "Голи мајмун". Уплашено створење које је научило да преживи измишљајући приче, симболе, богове и ритуале
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Darwiniana: Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism

by Asa Gray ...

This vintage book contains Asa Gray’s 1889 collection of essays on the subject of Darwinism. The articles champion the theory of evolution from a botanical standpoint, but also seek to reconcile Darwin’s theory with religion, which Gray did by making a case for theistic evolution – a marriage of theology and the theory of evolution. This fascinating volume is highly recommended for those with an ... Read more

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This vintage book contains Asa Gray’s 1889 collection of essays on the subject of Darwinism. The articles champion the theory of evolution from a botanical standpoint, but also seek to reconcile Darwin’s theory with religion, which Gray did by making a case for theistic evolution – a marriage of theology and the theory of evolution. This fascinating volume is highly recommended for those with an
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Damjili Cave

Investigating the Late Pleistocene to Holocene Human History in the Southern Caucasus

Edited by Yoshihiro Nishiaki, Azad Zeynalov, Yagub Mammadov ...

Presents archaeological evidence from the Azerbaijan–Japan excavations, revealing insights into Mesolithic to Neolithic transition and farming communities in the South Caucasus.Modern archaeological research carried out since the late 19th century has sufficiently demonstrated that the beginning of the food production economy and the establishment of a farming society had a significant impact on ... Read more

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Presents archaeological evidence from the Azerbaijan–Japan excavations, revealing insights into Mesolithic to Neolithic transition and farming communities in the South Caucasus.Modern archaeological research carried out since the late 19th century has sufficiently demonstrated that the beginning of the food production economy and the establishment of a farming society had a significant impact on
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見事な衣をまとった猿。

原初的な脆弱性から普遍的な意識へ。

by Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Book 953 - JAP - PensareDiverso
何千年もの間、私たちは自分自身を「裸の猿」と表現してきました。爪も鎧も持たず、理解できない自然の力とより優れた装備を持つ捕食者に囲まれた、突然この世界に放り出された脆弱な動物として。この表現は、動物行動学者であり人類学者でもあるデズモンド・モリスが、1967年に出版した有名な著書『裸の猿』で有名にしたものです。恐怖に駆られた生き物であり、物語、象徴、神々、儀式を発明することで生き残る術を学んだ。自らの脆弱性を守るために神話で身を包んだ猿。20世紀に有名になり、ほとんど人類学のトレードマークとなったこのイメージは、今でもある種の魅力を放っている。それは皮肉で、挑発的で、解放的なところさえある。それは、野心にもかかわらず、私たちは結局のところ動物であるということを思い出させてくれる。しかし、まさにこの考えが、人類の歴史の最も驚くべき部分を隠してしまう危険性がある。それは ... Read more

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何千年もの間、私たちは自分自身を「裸の猿」と表現してきました。爪も鎧も持たず、理解できない自然の力とより優れた装備を持つ捕食者に囲まれた、突然この世界に放り出された脆弱な動物として。この表現は、動物行動学者であり人類学者でもあるデズモンド・モリスが、1967年に出版した有名な著書『裸の猿』で有名にしたものです。恐怖に駆られた生き物であり、物語、象徴、神々、儀式を発明することで生き残る術を学んだ。自らの脆弱性を守るために神話で身を包んだ猿。20世紀に有名になり、ほとんど人類学のトレードマークとなったこのイメージは、今でもある種の魅力を放っている。それは皮肉で、挑発的で、解放的なところさえある。それは、野心にもかかわらず、私たちは結局のところ動物であるということを思い出させてくれる。しかし、まさにこの考えが、人類の歴史の最も驚くべき部分を隠してしまう危険性がある。それは
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