Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xix, 314 pages ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The evolutionary way of knowing -- Deciphering nature's codebook -- On imperfection -- Taming unpredictability -- The evolution of order -- The complexity of life and the origin of meaning -- The secrets of grass: interdependence and its discontents -- Nature's housing market, or why nothing happens in isolation -- Dispatches from a warmer world -- The search for sources and sinks -- Invaders, incumbents, and a changing of the guard -- The arrow of time and the struggle for life -- History and the human future. |
Subject |
Adaptation (Biology)
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Adaptation (Biology) -- Philosophy.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Social Darwinism.
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ISBN |
9780312591083 alkaline paper |
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031259108X alkaline paper |
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