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The Selfish Ape
101,00 lei

Categorii: Diverse

Limba: Engleza

Data publicării: 2019

Editura: Reaktion Books

Tip copertă: Hardcover

Nr Pag: 152

ISBN: 9781789141559

Dimensiuni: l: 14cm | H: 21.6cm

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The Selfish Ape
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'I learned much from Nicholas Money's book. But more importantly I love his vivid, prose-poetic imagery. Reading him is pure literary pleasure. He knows what to say and, more importantly, he knows how to say it.' - Professor Richard Dawkins FRS, Author of The Selfish Gene and Outgrowing God.

Weaving together stories of science and sociology, The Selfish Ape offers a refreshing response to common fantasies about the ascent of humanity. Rather than imagining modern humans as a species with godlike powers, or Homo deus, Nicholas P. Money recasts us as Homo narcissus, paragons of self-absorption. This exhilarating story takes in an immense sweep of modern biology, leading readers from earth's unexceptional location in the cosmos, to the story of our microbial origins, and the workings of the human body. It explores human genetics, reproduction, brain function and ageing, creating an enlightened view of humans as a brilliantly inventive, yet self-destructive animal. This is a book about human biology, the intertwined characteristics of human greatness and failure, and the way that we have plundered the biosphere. Written in a highly accessible style, it is a perfect read for those interested in science, human history, sociology and the environment.

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