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45 produkter
On Human Nature
Biology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Religion
Av Michel Tibayrenc, Francisco J. Ayala
Inbunden, 2016
1483 kr
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On Human Nature: Biology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Religion covers the present state of knowledge on human diversity and its adaptative significance through a broad and eclectic selection of representative chapters. This transdisciplinary work brings together specialists from various …
On Human Nature
Biology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Religion
Av Francisco J. Ayala, Michel Tibayrenc
E-bok, 2016
1448 kr
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On Human Nature: Biology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Religion covers the present state of knowledge on human diversity and its adaptative significance through a broad and eclectic selection of representative chapters. This transdisciplinary work brings together specialists from various …
Evolution, Explanation, Ethics and Aesthetics
Towards a Philosophy of Biology
Häftad, 2016
405 kr
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Evolution, Explanation, Ethics and Aesthetics: Towards a Philosophy of Biology focuses on the dominant biological topic of evolution. It deals with the prevailing philosophical themes of how to explain the adaptation of organisms, the interplay of chance and necessity, and the recurrent topics of …
Evolution, Explanation, Ethics and Aesthetics
Towards a Philosophy of Biology
E-bok, 2016
514 kr
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Evolution, Explanation, Ethics and Aesthetics: Towards a Philosophy of Biology focuses on the dominant biological topic of evolution. It deals with the prevailing philosophical themes of how to explain the adaptation of organisms, the interplay of chance and necessity, and the recurrent topics of …
Processes in Human Evolution
The journey from early hominins to Neanderthals and modern humans
Av Camilo J. Cela-Conde, Francisco J. Ayala
E-bok, 2017
831 kr
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The discoveries of the last decade have brought about a completely revised understanding of human evolution due to the recent advances in genetics, palaeontology, ecology, archaeology, geography, and climate science. Written by two leading authorities in the fields of physical anthropology and …
Human Evolution
Trails from the Past
Av Francisco J. Ayala, Camilo J. Cela-Conde
E-bok, 2007
437 kr
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Human Evolution provides a comprehensive overview of hominid evolution, synthesising data and approaches from fields as diverse as physical anthropology, evolutionary biology, molecular biology, genetics, archaeology, psychology and philosophy. The book starts with chapters on evolution, population …
Processes in Human Evolution
The journey from early hominins to Neandertals and Modern Humans
Av Francisco J. Ayala, Camilo J. Cela-Conde
Inbunden, 2017
2581 kr
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The discoveries of the last decade have brought about a completely revised understanding of human evolution, due to the recent advances in genetics, palaeontology, ecology, archaeology, geography, and climate science. Written by two leading authorities in the fields of physical anthropology and …
Processes in Human Evolution
The journey from early hominins to Neanderthals and modern humans
Av Francisco J. Ayala, Camilo J. Cela-Conde
Häftad, 2017
1011 kr
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The discoveries of the last decade have brought about a completely revised understanding of human evolution due to the recent advances in genetics, palaeontology, ecology, archaeology, geography, and climate science. Written by two leading authorities in the fields of physical anthropology and …
Evolutionary and Molecular Biology
Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action
Av Robert John Russell, William R. Stoeger, S.J. m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
1201 kr
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These research papers explore the creative interaction between evolutionary and molecular biology, philosophy and theology. They aim to support the engagement of constructive theology with the natural sciences and explore philosophical and theological elements in ongoing scientific research.
In the Light of Evolution
Volume II: Biodiversity and Extinction
Av National Academy of Sciences, John C. Avise m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
788 kr
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The current extinction crisis is of human making, and any favorable resolution of that biodiversity crisis—among the most dire in the 4-billion-year history of Earth—will have to be initiated by mankind. Little time remains for the public, corporations, and governments to awaken to the magnitude of …
In the Light of Evolution
Volume III: Two Centuries of Darwin
Av National Academy of Sciences, Francisco J. Ayala m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
985 kr
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Two Centuries of Darwin is the outgrowth of an Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium, sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences on January 16-17, 2009. In the chapters of this book, leading evolutionary biologists and science historians reflect on and commemorate the Darwinian Revolution. They canvass …
In the Light of Evolution
Volume III: Two Centuries of Darwin
Av National Academy of Sciences, John C. Avise m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
788 kr
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Two Centuries of Darwin is the outgrowth of an Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium, sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences on January 16-17, 2009. In the chapters of this book, leading evolutionary biologists and science historians reflect on and commemorate the Darwinian Revolution. They canvass …
In the Light of Evolution
Volume III: Two Centuries of Darwin
Av National Academy of Sciences, John C. Avise m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
1101 kr
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Two Centuries of Darwin is the outgrowth of an Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium, sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences on January 16-17, 2009. In the chapters of this book, leading evolutionary biologists and science historians reflect on and commemorate the Darwinian Revolution. They canvass …
In the Light of Evolution
Volume IV: The Human Condition
Av National Academy of Sciences, John C. Avise m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
788 kr
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The Human Condition is a collection of papers by leading evolutionary biologists and philosophers of science that reflect on the Darwinian Revolution as it relates to the human condition at levels ranging from the molecular to the theological. The book focuses on understanding the evolutionary …
In the Light of Evolution
Volume II: Biodiversity and Extinction
Av National Academy of Sciences, John C. Avise m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
1101 kr
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The current extinction crisis is of human making, and any favorable resolution of that biodiversity crisis—among the most dire in the 4-billion-year history of Earth—will have to be initiated by mankind. Little time remains for the public, corporations, and governments to awaken to the magnitude of …
Systematics and the Origin of Species
On Ernst Mayr''s 100th Anniversary
Av National Academy of Sciences, Jody Hey m. fl.
E-bok, 2005
745 kr
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In December 2004, the National Academy of Sciences sponsored a colloquiumon "Systematics and the Origin of Species" to celebrate Ernst Mayr''s100th anniversary and to explore current knowledge concerning the originof species. In 1942, Ernst Mayr, one of the twentieth century''s greatestscientists, …
Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms
Toward a New Synthesis 50 Years After Stebbins
Av National Academy of Sciences, Francisco J. Ayala m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
849 kr
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"The present book is intended as a progress report on [the] synthetic approach to evolution as it applies to the plant kingdom." With this simple statement, G. Ledyard Stebbins formulated the objectives of Variation and Evolution in Plants, published in 1950, setting forth for plants what became …
Tempo and Mode in Evolution
Genetics and Paleontology 50 Years After Simpson
Av for the National Academy of Sciences, Walter M. Fitch m. fl.
E-bok, 1995
1039 kr
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Since George Gaylord Simpson published Tempo and Mode in Evolution in 1944, discoveries in paleontology and genetics have abounded. This volume brings together the findings and insights of today''s leading experts in the study of evolution, including Ayala, W. Ford Doolittle, and Stephen Jay Gould. …
In the Light of Evolution
Volume IV: The Human Condition
Av National Academy of Sciences, John C. Avise m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
1039 kr
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The Human Condition is a collection of papers by leading evolutionary biologists and philosophers of science that reflect on the Darwinian Revolution as it relates to the human condition at levels ranging from the molecular to the theological. The book focuses on understanding the evolutionary …
In the Light of Evolution
Volume VI: Brain and Behavior
Av National Academy of Sciences, Francisco J. Ayala m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
643 kr
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The central goal of the In the Light of Evolution (ILE) series is to promote the evolutionary sciences through state-of-the-art colloquia--in the series of Arthur M. Sackler colloquia sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences--and their published proceedings. Each installment explores …
In the Light of Evolution
Volume VI: Brain and Behavior
Av National Academy of Sciences, Georg F. Striedter m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
953 kr
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The central goal of the In the Light of Evolution (ILE) series is to promote the evolutionary sciences through state-of-the-art colloquia—in the series of Arthur M. Sackler colloquia sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences—and their published proceedings. Each installment explores …
In the Light of Evolution
Volume VII: The Human Mental Machinery
Av National Academy of Sciences, Camilo J. Cela-Conde m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
953 kr
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Humans possess certain unique mental traits. Self-reflection, as well as ethic and aesthetic values, is among them, constituting an essential part of what we call the human condition. The human mental machinery led our species to have a self-awareness but, at the same time, a sense of justice, …
In the Light of Evolution
Volume X: Comparative Phylogeography
Av National Academy of Sciences, Francisco J. Ayala m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1400 kr
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Biodiversity--the genetic variety of life--is an exuberant product of the evolutionary past, a vast human-supportive resource (aesthetic, intellectual, and material) of the present, and a rich legacy to cherish and preserve for the future. Two urgent challenges, and opportunities, for 21st-century …
In the Light of Evolution
Volume X: Comparative Phylogeography
Av National Academy of Sciences, John C. Avise m. fl.
E-bok, 2017
2078 kr
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Biodiversity—the genetic variety of life—is an exuberant product of the evolutionary past, a vast human-supportive resource (aesthetic, intellectual, and material) of the present, and a rich legacy to cherish and preserve for the future. Two urgent challenges, and opportunities, for 21st-century …
Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms
Toward a New Synthesis 50 Years After Stebbins
Av National Academy of Sciences, Francisco J. Ayala m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
269 kr
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"The present book is intended as a progress report on [the] synthetic approach to evolution as it applies to the plant kingdom." With this simple statement, G. Ledyard Stebbins formulated the objectives of Variation and Evolution in Plants, published in 1950, setting forth for plants what became …
Systematics and the Origin of Species
On Ernst Mayr''s 100th Anniversary
Av National Academy of Sciences, Jody Hey m. fl.
E-bok, 2005
520 kr
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In December 2004, the National Academy of Sciences sponsored a colloquiumon "Systematics and the Origin of Species" to celebrate Ernst Mayr''s100th anniversary and to explore current knowledge concerning the originof species. In 1942, Ernst Mayr, one of the twentieth century''s greatestscientists, …
Tempo and Mode in Evolution
Genetics and Paleontology 50 Years After Simpson
Av for the National Academy of Sciences, Walter M. Fitch m. fl.
E-bok, 1995
720 kr
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Since George Gaylord Simpson published Tempo and Mode in Evolution in 1944, discoveries in paleontology and genetics have abounded. This volume brings together the findings and insights of today''s leading experts in the study of evolution, including Ayala, W. Ford Doolittle, and Stephen Jay Gould. …
In the Light of Evolution
Volume I: Adaptation and Complex Design
Av National Academy of Sciences, John C. Avise m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
797 kr
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In December 2006, the National Academy of Sciences sponsored a colloquium (featured as part of the Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia series) on "Adaptation and Complex Design" to synthesize recent empirical findings and conceptual approaches toward understanding the evolutionary origins and maintenance …
Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology
Av Francisco J. Ayala, Robert Arp
Inbunden, 2009
1190 kr
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This collection of specially commissioned essays puts top scholars head to head to debate the central issues in the lively and fast growing field of philosophy of biology Brings together original essays on ten of the most hotly debated questions in philosophy of biologyLively head-to-head debate …
Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology
Av Francisco J. Ayala, Francisco J. Ayala m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
499 kr
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This collection of specially commissioned essays puts top scholars head to head to debate the central issues in the lively and fast growing field of philosophy of biology Brings together original essays on ten of the most hotly debated questions in philosophy of biologyLively head-to-head debate …
