The Meaning of Human Existence
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 to abandon natural selection by…
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- ISBN: 978-0-87140-100-7
- EAN: 9780871401007
- Produktnummer: 15900254
- Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 207 S.
- Masse: H21.9 cm x B14.5 cm x D2.0 cm 359 g
- Gewicht: 359
Über den Autor
Edward O. Wilson is the author of more than thirty books, including Anthill, a novel, and The Meaning of Human Existence, a finalist for the National Book Award. The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, Wilson is a professor emeritus at Harvard University and lives with his wife, Irene, in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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