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The Meaning of Human Existence
Edward O. Wilson
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Description for The Meaning of Human Existence
Paperback. Challenging a purely mechanistic view of human existence, Edward O. Wilson examines what makes human beings supremely different from all other species. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PDA; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 176.
Searching for meaning in what Nietzsche called the rainbow colours around the outer edges of knowledge and imagination, Edward O. Wilson bridges science and philosophy to create a twenty-first-century treatise on human existence. Once criticised for his over-reliance on genetics, Wilson unfurls his most expansive and advanced theories on human behaviour. Whether attempting to explicate the Riddle of the Human Species , warning of the Collapse of Biodiversity or creating a plausible Portrait of E.T. , Wilson believes that humanity holds a special position in the known universe. Alarmed, however, that we are about ... Read more
Searching for meaning in what Nietzsche called the rainbow colours around the outer edges of knowledge and imagination, Edward O. Wilson bridges science and philosophy to create a twenty-first-century treatise on human existence. Once criticised for his over-reliance on genetics, Wilson unfurls his most expansive and advanced theories on human behaviour. Whether attempting to explicate the Riddle of the Human Species , warning of the Collapse of Biodiversity or creating a plausible Portrait of E.T. , Wilson believes that humanity holds a special position in the known universe. Alarmed, however, that we are about ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
180g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781631491146
SKU
V9781631491146
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About Edward O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson is widely recognized as one of the world's preeminent biologists and naturalists. The author of more than twenty books, including The Creation, The Social Conquest of Earth, The Meaning of Human Existence, and Letters to a Young Scientist, Wilson is a professor emeritus at Harvard University. The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, he lives in Lexington, Massachusetts. ... Read more
Reviews for The Meaning of Human Existence
His [Edward O. Wilson's] prose is always so lucid and eloquent.
The Bookseller Written in Wilson's usual engaging and highly readable style...
Times Higher Education
The Bookseller Written in Wilson's usual engaging and highly readable style...
Times Higher Education