1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910717030303321

Titolo

Open hearing : nomination of William J. Burns to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency : hearing before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, first session, Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2021

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 102 pages)

Collana

S. hrg. ; ; 117-80

Soggetti

Legislative hearings.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784989003321

Titolo

Richard Dawkins [[electronic resource] ] : how a scientist changed the way we think : reflections by scientists, writers, and philosophers / / edited by Alan Grafen and Mark Ridley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-383-04380-9

0-19-151621-X

1-280-75676-4

9786610756766

1-4294-2212-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GrafenAlan

RidleyMark

Disciplina

576.5/092

591.5092

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; BIOLOGY; THE SELFISH GENE; LOGIC; ANTIPHONAL VOICES; HUMANS; CONTROVERSY; WRITING; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This sparkling collection explores the impact of Richard Dawkins as scientist, rationalist, and one of the most important thinkers alive today. Leading figures from science, philosophy, literature, and the media reflect on the breadth and range of Dawkins' contributions to science and public debate, from evolutionary theory and artificial life, to rationalism and ethics. - ;This sparkling collection explores the impact of Richard Dawkins as scientist, rationalist, and one of the most important thinkers alive today. Specially commissioned pieces by leading figures in science, philosophy, litera