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Wonderful Life
Häftad, 2000
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155 kr
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High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago. Called the Burgess Shale, it holds the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived - a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in incredible detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores …
Mismeasure of Man
Häftad, 1996
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186 kr
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When published in 1981, The Mismeasure of Man was immediately hailed as a masterwork, the ringing answer to those who would classify people, rank them according to their supposed genetic gifts and limits.And yet the idea of innate limits—of biology as destiny—dies hard, as witness the attention …
Ever Since Darwin
Reflections in Natural History
Häftad, 1992
285 kr
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Ever Since Darwin, Stephen Jay Gould's first book, has sold more than a quarter of a million copies. Like all succeeding collections by this unique writer, it brings the art of the scientific essay to unparalleled heights.
Flamingo's Smile
Reflections in Natural History
Häftad, 1987
357 kr
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"Gould himself is a rare and wonderful animal—a member of the endangered species known as the ruby-throated polymath. . . . [He] is a leading theorist on large-scale patterns in evolution . . . [and] one of the sharpest and most humane thinkers in the sciences." --David Quammen, New York Times Book …
Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes
Further Reflections in Natural History
Häftad, 1994
329 kr
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Over a century after Darwin published the Origin of Species, Darwinian theory is in a "vibrantly healthy state," writes Stephen Jay Gould, its most engaging and illuminating exponent. Exploring the "peculiar and mysterious particulars of nature," Gould introduces the reader to some of the many and …
Eight Little Piggies
Reflections in Natural History
Häftad, 1994
357 kr
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Among scientists who write, no one illuminates as well as Stephen Jay Gould doesthe wonderful workings of the natural world. Now in a new volume of collected essays—his sixth since Ever Since Darwin—Gould speaks of the importance of unbroken connections within our own lives and to our …
Urchin in the Storm
Essays about Books and Ideas
Häftad, 1988
296 kr
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Ranging as far as the fox and as deep as the hedgehog (the urchin of his title), Stephen Jay Gould expands on geology, biological determinism, "cardboard Darwinism," and evolutionary theory in this sparkling collection.
Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville
A Lifelong Passion for Baseball
Häftad, 2004
327 kr
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Science meets sport in this vibrant collection of baseball essays by the late evolutionary biologist.Among Stephen Jay Gould's many gifts was his ability to write eloquently about baseball, his great passion. Through the years, the renowned paleontologist published numerous essays on the sport; …
Punctuated Equilibrium
Häftad, 2007
272 kr
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In 1972 Stephen Jay Gould took the scientific world by storm with his paper on punctuated equilibrium, written with Niles Eldredge. Challenging a core assumption of Darwin's theory of evolution, it launched the career of one of the most influential evolutionary biologists of our time--perhaps the …
Panda's Thumb
More Reflections in Natural History
Häftad, 1992
281 kr
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With sales of well over one million copies in North America alone, the commercial success of Gould's books now matches their critical acclaim. The Panda's Thumb will introduce a new generation of readers to this unique writer, who has taken the art of the scientific essay to new heights.Were …
Structure of Evolutionary Theory
Inbunden, 2002
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759 kr
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The world's most revered and eloquent interpreter of evolutionary ideas offers here a work of explanatory force unprecedented in our time--a landmark publication, both for its historical sweep and for its scientific vision.With characteristic attention to detail, Stephen Jay Gould first describes …
Fronesis 82-83. Slumpen
Av Ian Hacking, Mathias Wåg m. fl.
2024
150 kr
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Slumpen är ett mångtydigt och delvis motsägelsefullt begrepp. Å ena sidan har slumpen avfärdats som ingenting. Å andra sidan har den betraktats som en grundläggande egenskap hos naturens ordning eller oordning. Slumpen är på samma gång en epistemologisk och en ontologisk kategori. Den präglar våra …
Lying Stones of Marrakech
Penultimate Reflections in Natural History
Häftad, 2001
176 kr
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Stephen Jay Gould's writing remains the modern standard by which popular science writing is judged. Ever since the late 1970s up until till his death in 2002, his monthly essay in Natural History and his full-length books bridged the yawning gap between science and wider culture.In this fascinating …
The Richness of Life
A Stephen Jay Gould Reader
Av Stephen Jay Gould, Paul McGarr m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
229 kr
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There aren't many scientists famous enough in their lifetime to be canonized by the US Congress as one of America's 'living legends'. Yet few would have grudged this accolade to Stephen Jay Gould, whose writings on history - both of the natural world and of the study of the natural world - had made …
Eight Little Piggies
Reflections in Natural History
Häftad, 2007
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215 kr
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No one illuminates the wonderful workings of the natural world as perceptively and enjoyably as Stephen Jay Gould. In this volume of reflections on biology, history and culture, Gould addresses the burning issues of ecological crisis and contemporary species extinctions as well as giving us …
Wonderful Life
The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
Inbunden, 1990
581 kr
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High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived—a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the …
Wonderful Life
The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
Häftad, 1990
185 kr
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High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived—a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the …
Ontogeny and Phylogeny
Häftad, 1985
426 kr
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“Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” was Haeckel’s answer—the wrong one—to the most vexing question of nineteenth-century biology: what is the relationship between individual development (ontogeny) and the evolution of species and lineages (phylogeny)? In this, the first major book on the subject in …
Time’s Arrow, Time’s Cycle
Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time
Häftad, 1988
306 kr
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Rarely has a scholar attained such popular acclaim merely by doing what he does best and enjoys most. But such is Stephen Jay Gould’s command of paleontology and evolutionary theory, and his gift for brilliant explication, that he has brought dust and dead bones to life, and developed an immense …
Questioning The Millennium
E-bok, 2010
74 kr
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Stephen Jay Gould examines the phenomenon of the millennium. He looks at the origins of the term in the Biblical prophecies of the Book of Revelation - if the six ages of man date from 4000BC, will 2000AD signify the end of time? Gould describes how the meaning of the word has evolved to its …
Triumph And Tragedy In Mudville
E-bok, 2010
170 kr
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Among Stephen Jay Gould's many gifts was his ability to write eloquently about baseball, his great passion. Through the years, the renowned palaeontologist published numerous essays on the sport which have now for the first time been collected in a volume alive with all the candour and insight that …
I Have Landed
Splashes and Reflections in Natural History
E-bok, 2010
147 kr
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Stephen Jay Gould's writing remains the modern standard by which popular science writing is judged. Throughout his work Gould has developed a distinctive and personal form of essay to treat great scientific issues in the context of biography. With I Have Landed, Gould once again applied …
Lying Stones of Marrakech
Penultimate Reflections in Natural History
E-bok, 2010
147 kr
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Stephen Jay Gould's writing remains the modern standard by which popular science writing is judged. Ever since the late 1970s up until till his death in 2002, his monthly essay in Natural History and his full-length books bridged the yawning gap between science and wider culture.In this fascinating …
Leonardo's Mountain Of Clams
E-bok, 2010
79 kr
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Stephen Jay Gould's writing remains the modern standard by which popular science writing is judged. Ever since the last 1970s, his monthly essay in Natural History and his full-length books have bridged the yawning gap between science and the wider culture. This fascinating new collection of essays …
Rocks Of Ages
Av Sj Gould, Stephen Jay Gould
E-bok, 2011
147 kr
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Writing with characteristic bracing intelligence and clarity, Gould sheds new light on a dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance. Instead of having to choose between science and religion, Gould asks, why not opt for the golden resolution that accords dignity and distinction …
Life's Grandeur
The Spread of Excellence From Plato to Darwin
E-bok, 2011
147 kr
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In his characteristically iconoclastic and original way, Stephen Jay Gould argues that progress and increasing complexity are not inevitable features of the evolution of life on Earth. Further, if we wish to see grandeur in life, we must discard our selfish and anthropocentric view of evolution and …
Hedgehog, The Fox And The Magister's Pox
Mending and Minding the Misconceived Gap Between Science and the Humanities
E-bok, 2011
147 kr
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Completed shortly before his death, this is the last work of science from the most celebrated popular science writer in the world.In characteristic form, Gould weaves the ideas of some of Western society's greatest thinkers, from Bacon to Galileo to E. O. Wilson, with the uncelebrated ideas of …
