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The Pushkin Project

Russia's Favorite Writer, Modern Evolutionary Thought, and Teaching Inner-City Youth

by David Bethea ...

Series series Evolution, Cognition, and the Arts
“Bethea’s book conveys the story of an amazingly ambitious attempt to preserve the humanities while also saving the future of disadvantaged high school students in Chicago. … Highly recommended.” — Library Journal (starred review)The Pushkin Project tells the story of how a Russian studies professor changes course late in his career by reeducating himself in evolutionary thought and founding a ... Read more

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“Bethea’s book conveys the story of an amazingly ambitious attempt to preserve the humanities while also saving the future of disadvantaged high school students in Chicago. … Highly recommended.” — Library Journal (starred review)The Pushkin Project tells the story of how a Russian studies professor changes course late in his career by reeducating himself in evolutionary thought and founding a
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There’s a Thought

A Conscious Journey

by Paul Phillips ...

This is a conscious and spiritual journey from our Humble beginnings through our evolution. How we perceive ourselves and how we have had to adapt to our changing world. The realization we have to take care of our home planet, learning how to go to other worlds for our future survival. To take on the great challenges to bridge the great distances to the stars! More importantly how to transform ... Read more

$4.99 USD

This is a conscious and spiritual journey from our Humble beginnings through our evolution. How we perceive ourselves and how we have had to adapt to our changing world. The realization we have to take care of our home planet, learning how to go to other worlds for our future survival. To take on the great challenges to bridge the great distances to the stars! More importantly how to transform
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Homo Solidaricus — Derrubando o mito do ser humano egoísta

by Ingvar Skjerve, Wegard Harsvik ...

A cooperação é fundamental para a espécie humana. A solidariedade está profundamente enraizada no que somos. A Noruega vem liderando os países de maior qualidade de vida do mundo há décadas. O que este livro procura esclarecer são as razões disso ― razões geralmente ignoradas pelo mesmo noticiário que se apressa em anunciar esse ranking como se não tivesse nem causas nem consequências. A ... Read more

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A cooperação é fundamental para a espécie humana. A solidariedade está profundamente enraizada no que somos. A Noruega vem liderando os países de maior qualidade de vida do mundo há décadas. O que este livro procura esclarecer são as razões disso ― razões geralmente ignoradas pelo mesmo noticiário que se apressa em anunciar esse ranking como se não tivesse nem causas nem consequências. A
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L'Origine des espèces

Translated by Edmond Barbier, Daniel Becquemont ...

by Charles Darwin ...

La publication de L’Origine des espèces, en 1859, a marqué une révolution intellectuelle comparable à celle qui est associée aux noms de Copernic et Galilée. En proposant une théorie de la « descendance avec modification » et de la « sélection naturelle », Darwin apportait des réponses aux questions qui préoccupaient les naturalistes de son époque. Le caractère radical de ces réponses aussi bien ... Read more

$10.99 USD

La publication de L’Origine des espèces, en 1859, a marqué une révolution intellectuelle comparable à celle qui est associée aux noms de Copernic et Galilée. En proposant une théorie de la « descendance avec modification » et de la « sélection naturelle », Darwin apportait des réponses aux questions qui préoccupaient les naturalistes de son époque. Le caractère radical de ces réponses aussi bien
... Read more
Unnatural Selection

by Katrina van Grouw ...

A lavishly illustrated look at how evolution plays out in selective breedingUnnatural Selection is a stunningly illustrated book about selective breeding—the ongoing transformation of animals at the hand of man. More important, it's a book about selective breeding on a far, far grander scale—a scale that encompasses all life on Earth. We'd call it evolution.A unique fusion of art, science, and ... Read more

$38.99 USD

A lavishly illustrated look at how evolution plays out in selective breedingUnnatural Selection is a stunningly illustrated book about selective breeding—the ongoing transformation of animals at the hand of man. More important, it's a book about selective breeding on a far, far grander scale—a scale that encompasses all life on Earth. We'd call it evolution.A unique fusion of art, science, and
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Functions: selection and mechanisms

Edited by Philippe Huneman ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This volume handles in various perspectives the concept of function and the nature of functional explanations, topics much discussed since two major and conflicting accounts have been raised by Larry Wright and Robert Cummins’ papers in the 1970s. Here, both Wright’s ‘etiological theory of functions’ and Cummins’ ‘systemic’ conception of functions are refined and elaborated in the light of current ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This volume handles in various perspectives the concept of function and the nature of functional explanations, topics much discussed since two major and conflicting accounts have been raised by Larry Wright and Robert Cummins’ papers in the 1970s. Here, both Wright’s ‘etiological theory of functions’ and Cummins’ ‘systemic’ conception of functions are refined and elaborated in the light of current
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The Ducati Girl, Darwin, and the Pig of Nebraska

The Ducati Girl, #4

by Alfonso Borello ...

Series Book 4 - The Ducati Girl
A Very Short Introduction on Evolution.And then came Homo Erectus―the upright monkey―and the Ducati Girl. The original theory on the evolution of man is still uncertain; evolutionists couldn't agree on the real face of all these homos, and after all this fuss, life seems to have started all of the sudden, out of nowhere; fossils are the testimonies, right? The Ducati Girl is skeptical and she ... Read more

$3.49 USD

A Very Short Introduction on Evolution.And then came Homo Erectus―the upright monkey―and the Ducati Girl. The original theory on the evolution of man is still uncertain; evolutionists couldn't agree on the real face of all these homos, and after all this fuss, life seems to have started all of the sudden, out of nowhere; fossils are the testimonies, right? The Ducati Girl is skeptical and she
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Ecology and Evolution of Rhizobia

Principles and Applications

by En Tao Wang, Chang Fu Tian, Wen Feng Chen, J. Peter W. Young, Wen Xin Chen ...

This book reviews the history and development of rhizobial ecology (diversity, function and interactions with the biotic and abiotic environments), evolution (genome diversification, systematics of symbiotic genes) and application. Further, it describes the new concept of rhizobia, the latest systematic methods, biogeographic study methods, and genomic studies to identify the interactions between ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This book reviews the history and development of rhizobial ecology (diversity, function and interactions with the biotic and abiotic environments), evolution (genome diversification, systematics of symbiotic genes) and application. Further, it describes the new concept of rhizobia, the latest systematic methods, biogeographic study methods, and genomic studies to identify the interactions between
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Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives

Edited by Jeffrey C. Carrier, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Michael R. Heithaus, Kara E. Yopak ...

Series series CRC Marine Biology Series
Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives is an award-winning and groundbreaking exploration of the fundamental elements of the taxonomy, systematics, physiology, and ecology of sharks, skates, rays, and chimera. This edition presents current research as well as traditional models, to provide future researchers with solid historical foundations in shark research as well as presenting current trends ... Read more

$176.99 USD

Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives is an award-winning and groundbreaking exploration of the fundamental elements of the taxonomy, systematics, physiology, and ecology of sharks, skates, rays, and chimera. This edition presents current research as well as traditional models, to provide future researchers with solid historical foundations in shark research as well as presenting current trends
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Darwinismus und Sozialismus: Der Kampf um das Dasein und die Moderne Gesellschaft

by Ludwig Büchner ...

Provokante Thesen prallen funkensprühend aufeinander, wenn kühle evolutionäre Biologie auf radikale Gesellschaftskritik trifft. Die Mechanismen des unbarmherzigen natürlichen Überlebenskampfes werden schonungslos auf die ungleichen Strukturen der modernen Zivilisation übertragen. Ein leidenschaftliches Plädoyer für wissenschaftliche Aufklärung und eine gerechtere, humane Weltordnung, das enge ... Read more

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Provokante Thesen prallen funkensprühend aufeinander, wenn kühle evolutionäre Biologie auf radikale Gesellschaftskritik trifft. Die Mechanismen des unbarmherzigen natürlichen Überlebenskampfes werden schonungslos auf die ungleichen Strukturen der modernen Zivilisation übertragen. Ein leidenschaftliches Plädoyer für wissenschaftliche Aufklärung und eine gerechtere, humane Weltordnung, das enge
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Euphorbia in Southern Africa

Volume 2

by Peter V. Bruyns ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents a new account of Euphorbia in southern Africa. Euphorbia is the second largest genus of plants in the world. Southern Africa enjoys a high diversity in Euphorbia and 170 species occur here naturally. Of these 170 species, 128 or 74% are endemic. Where most species of Euphorbia in the northern hemisphere are herbs or shrubs, most of those in southern African are succulent. These ... Read more

$215.99 USD

This book presents a new account of Euphorbia in southern Africa. Euphorbia is the second largest genus of plants in the world. Southern Africa enjoys a high diversity in Euphorbia and 170 species occur here naturally. Of these 170 species, 128 or 74% are endemic. Where most species of Euphorbia in the northern hemisphere are herbs or shrubs, most of those in southern African are succulent. These
... Read more
Evolution, Kultur und Kriminalität

Über den Beitrag der Evolutionstheorie zur Kriminologie

by Christian Laue ...

Series series Humanities, Social Science (German Language)
Nach den furchtbaren Erfahrungen mit der Kriminalbiologie hat die Kriminologie in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts die Biowissenschaften systematisch aus ihrem Gedankengebäude verbannt. Die enormen Wissensfortschritte der Biologie wurden nicht zur Kenntnis genommen oder gar integriert. Das vorliegende Buch überbrückt den Graben zwischen sozialwissenschaftlich orientierter Kriminologie und ... Read more

$80.99 USD

Nach den furchtbaren Erfahrungen mit der Kriminalbiologie hat die Kriminologie in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts die Biowissenschaften systematisch aus ihrem Gedankengebäude verbannt. Die enormen Wissensfortschritte der Biologie wurden nicht zur Kenntnis genommen oder gar integriert. Das vorliegende Buch überbrückt den Graben zwischen sozialwissenschaftlich orientierter Kriminologie und
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Thinking Big

How the Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind

by Robin Dunbar, Clive Gamble, John Gowlett ...

A closer look at genealogy, incorporating how biological, anthropological, and technical factors can influence human livesWe are at a pivotal moment in understanding our remote ancestry and its implications for how we live today. The barriers to what we can know about our distant relatives have been falling as a result of scientific advance, such as decoding the genomes of humans and Neanderthals, ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A closer look at genealogy, incorporating how biological, anthropological, and technical factors can influence human livesWe are at a pivotal moment in understanding our remote ancestry and its implications for how we live today. The barriers to what we can know about our distant relatives have been falling as a result of scientific advance, such as decoding the genomes of humans and Neanderthals,
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Conservation Biology

For the Coming Decade

Edited by Peter M. Kareiva, Peggy L. Fiedler ...

Reflecting a new generation of conservation biologists' upper-division and graduate level conservation biology courses, as well as for individual reference, this book incorporates a number of new authors and additional chapters, covering all aspects of one of the most dynamic areas in the life sciences. Containing ten additional chapters, it includes such timely topics as ecosystem management and ... Read more

$188.99 USD

Reflecting a new generation of conservation biologists' upper-division and graduate level conservation biology courses, as well as for individual reference, this book incorporates a number of new authors and additional chapters, covering all aspects of one of the most dynamic areas in the life sciences. Containing ten additional chapters, it includes such timely topics as ecosystem management and
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Le faux problème de l'évolution

Plaidoyer pour une réconciliation de la science et de la Bible à propos de l'évolution

by Roger Lefèbvre ...

Series series Science & Foi
Pourquoi ? - Dans cette étude, Roger Lefèbvre constate qu'à notre époque, la théoriecréationniste traditionnelle n'est plus recevable par les chrétiens évangéliques quelque peu formés aux disciplines bibliques ou scientifiques. Dès lors, il devenait urgent de rappeler qu'il existe des conceptions plus ﬁdèles au style littéraire des premiers chapitres de la Bible. Ainsi, dans la perspective d'une ... Read more

$11.29 USD

Pourquoi ? - Dans cette étude, Roger Lefèbvre constate qu'à notre époque, la théoriecréationniste traditionnelle n'est plus recevable par les chrétiens évangéliques quelque peu formés aux disciplines bibliques ou scientifiques. Dès lors, il devenait urgent de rappeler qu'il existe des conceptions plus ﬁdèles au style littéraire des premiers chapitres de la Bible. Ainsi, dans la perspective d'une
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Ruminating on Ruse

Key Themes in the Evolutionary Naturalism of Michael Ruse

by Robert J. Richards ...

Philosopher of biology Michael Ruse (1940-2024) was a leading voice in the "science and religion" debates of our times. While himself a "nonbeliever," he contended that an informed and intelligent person can be perfectly "religious," even in this age of science. He argued for a "middle" position with regard to matters of faith and science, particularly with respect to evolutionary biology. Ruse ... Read more

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Philosopher of biology Michael Ruse (1940-2024) was a leading voice in the "science and religion" debates of our times. While himself a "nonbeliever," he contended that an informed and intelligent person can be perfectly "religious," even in this age of science. He argued for a "middle" position with regard to matters of faith and science, particularly with respect to evolutionary biology. Ruse
... Read more
Le tavole della legge

Divagazioni sul linguaggio e sul futuro

by Lario Sinigaglia ...

Il linguista Chomsky sostiene che il linguaggio umano non sia frutto di una graduale evoluzione genetica di tipo darwiniano ma di una conversione rapida del cervello esistente ad un nuovo uso. Accolgo l'ipotesi di Chomsky e suppongo che essa implichi la costituzione di un cervello linguistico e perciò digitale che si affianca e si oppone al precedente cervello analogico. L'opposizione consiste nel ... Read more

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Il linguista Chomsky sostiene che il linguaggio umano non sia frutto di una graduale evoluzione genetica di tipo darwiniano ma di una conversione rapida del cervello esistente ad un nuovo uso. Accolgo l'ipotesi di Chomsky e suppongo che essa implichi la costituzione di un cervello linguistico e perciò digitale che si affianca e si oppone al precedente cervello analogico. L'opposizione consiste nel
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Evolutionary Ecology of Amphibians

Edited by Gregorio Moreno-Rueda, Mar Comas ...

Amphibians are the oldest tetrapod group and show an astonishing diversity in lifestyles, many of them being unique. However, globally, they are on a decline. Hence, their study is fundamental to understanding the evolution of diversity and conserving them. This book, authored by experts from around the world, summarizes the current knowledge on the evolutionary ecology of amphibians. The book ... Read more

$68.99 USD

Amphibians are the oldest tetrapod group and show an astonishing diversity in lifestyles, many of them being unique. However, globally, they are on a decline. Hence, their study is fundamental to understanding the evolution of diversity and conserving them. This book, authored by experts from around the world, summarizes the current knowledge on the evolutionary ecology of amphibians. The book
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Insect Flight

An Insect-Eye View of Flight Behaviour in the Wild

by John H. Brackenbury ...

This remarkable book offers a portrait of insects unlike any seen before. Using an original lens-based method of high-speed photography inspired by the wraparound vision of the compound eye, it presents 60 stunning images of flying insects. These unique panoramic close-ups take the study of flight out of the laboratory and into the natural environment, offering fascinating new insights on the ... Read more

$37.99 USD

This remarkable book offers a portrait of insects unlike any seen before. Using an original lens-based method of high-speed photography inspired by the wraparound vision of the compound eye, it presents 60 stunning images of flying insects. These unique panoramic close-ups take the study of flight out of the laboratory and into the natural environment, offering fascinating new insights on the
... Read more
The Emergence of Religion in Human Evolution

by Margaret Boone Rappaport, Christopher J. Corbally ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Neurotheology, Cognitive Science and Religion
Religious capacity is a highly elaborate, neurocognitive human trait that has a solid evolutionary foundation. This book uses a multidisciplinary approach to describe millions of years of biological innovations that eventually give rise to the modern trait and its varied expression in humanity’s many religions. The authors present a scientific model and a central thesis that the brain organs, ... Read more

$64.99 USD

Religious capacity is a highly elaborate, neurocognitive human trait that has a solid evolutionary foundation. This book uses a multidisciplinary approach to describe millions of years of biological innovations that eventually give rise to the modern trait and its varied expression in humanity’s many religions. The authors present a scientific model and a central thesis that the brain organs,
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Developing the Hall of Human Origins

Adaptive Resilience

by Shelley L. Smith ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Anthropology and Museums
This book focuses on the development of the National Museum of Natural History’s David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. As one of the most visited human evolution exhibits in the world and the largest such exhibit in the United States, it has tremendous influence on public perception and knowledge of human evolution. The chapters explore how this exhibit came about, how it has changed since opening, ... Read more

$64.99 USD

This book focuses on the development of the National Museum of Natural History’s David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. As one of the most visited human evolution exhibits in the world and the largest such exhibit in the United States, it has tremendous influence on public perception and knowledge of human evolution. The chapters explore how this exhibit came about, how it has changed since opening,
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Human Social Evolution

The Foundational Works of Richard D. Alexander

by Kyle Summers, Bernard Crespi ...

Richard D. Alexander is an accomplished entomologist who turned his attention to solving some of the most perplexing problems associated with the evolution of human social systems. Using impeccable Darwinian logic and elaborating, extending and adding to the classic theoretical contributions of pioneers of behavioral and evolutionary ecology like George Williams, William Hamilton and Robert ... Read more

$50.99 USD

Richard D. Alexander is an accomplished entomologist who turned his attention to solving some of the most perplexing problems associated with the evolution of human social systems. Using impeccable Darwinian logic and elaborating, extending and adding to the classic theoretical contributions of pioneers of behavioral and evolutionary ecology like George Williams, William Hamilton and Robert
... Read more
Darwinian Detectives

Revealing the Natural History of Genes and Genomes

by Norman A. Johnson ...

Biology is often viewed today as a bipartisan field, with molecular level genetics guiding us into the future and natural history (including ecology, evolution, and conservation biology,) chaining us to a descriptive scientific past. In Darwinian Detectives, Norman Johnson bridges this divide, revealing how the tried and true tools of natural history make sense of the newest genomic discoveries. ... Read more

$46.99 USD

Biology is often viewed today as a bipartisan field, with molecular level genetics guiding us into the future and natural history (including ecology, evolution, and conservation biology,) chaining us to a descriptive scientific past. In Darwinian Detectives, Norman Johnson bridges this divide, revealing how the tried and true tools of natural history make sense of the newest genomic discoveries.
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Genes, Language, & Culture History in the Southwest Pacific

Edited by Jonathan S. Friedlaender ...

Series series Human Evolution Series
The broad arc of islands north of Australia that extends from Indonesia east towards the central Pacific is home to a set of human populations whose concentration of diversity is unequaled elsewhere. Approximately 20% of the worlds languages are spoken here, and the biological and genetic heterogeneity among the groups is extraordinary. Anthropologist W.W. Howells once declared diversity in the ... Read more

$100.99 USD

The broad arc of islands north of Australia that extends from Indonesia east towards the central Pacific is home to a set of human populations whose concentration of diversity is unequaled elsewhere. Approximately 20% of the worlds languages are spoken here, and the biological and genetic heterogeneity among the groups is extraordinary. Anthropologist W.W. Howells once declared diversity in the
... Read more

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