Stephen Jay Gould : reflections on his view of life / / edited by Warren D. Allmon, Patricia H. Kelley, Robert M. Ross

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (415 p.)
• Disciplina: 570
• Soggetto topico: Biology; Natural history
• Altri autori: AllmonWarren D KelleyPatricia H RossRobert M
• Note generali: Formerly CIP.; Previously issued in print: 2008.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-385) and index.; "Bibliography: Stephen Jay Gould": p. [335]-379.
• Nota di contenuto: The structure of Gould : happenstance, humanism, history, and the unity of his view of life / Warren D. Allmon -- Diversity in the fossil record and Stephen Jay Gould's evolving view of the history of life / Richard K. Bambach -- The legacy of punctuated equilibrium / Dana H. Geary -- A tree grows in Queens : Stephen Jay Gould and ecology / Warren D. Allmon, Paul J. Morris, and Linda C. Ivany -- Stephen Jay Gould's winnowing fork : science, religion, and creationism / Patricia H. Kelley -- Top-tier : Stephen Jay Gould and mass extinctions / David C. Kendrick -- Stephen Jay Gould - what does it mean to be a radical? / Richard C. Lewontin and Richard Levins -- Evolutionary theory and the social uses of biology / Philip Kitcher -- Stephen Jay Gould's evolving, hierarchical thoughts on stasis / Bruce S. Lieberman -- Stephen Jay Gould : the scientist as educator / Robert M. Ross -- Stephen Jay Gould : remembering a geologist / Jill S. Schneiderman -- Gould's odyssey : form may follow function, or former function, and all species are equal (especially bacteria), but history is trumps / R.D.K. Thomas -- The tree of life : Stephen Jay Gould's contributions to systematics / Margaret M. Yacobucci -- Genetics and development : good as Gould / Robert L. Dorit -- Bibliography : Stephen Jay Gould / compiled by Warren D. Allmon.
• Sommario/riassunto: Here is a set of reflections on the many areas of Gould's intellectual life by the people who knew and understood him best. Mostly a critical assessment of his legacy, the chapters offer a combination of intellectual bibliography, personal memoir, and reflection on Gould's diverse scientific achievements.
• Titolo autorizzato: Stephen Jay Gould
• ISBN: 0-19-045181-5; 0-19-770204-X; 1-281-86839-6; 9786611868390; 0-19-970649-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817055203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.