The runes of evolution : how the universe became self-aware / / Simon Conway Morris |
Autore | Conway Morris S (Simon) |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : , : Templeton Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (525 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8 |
Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy
Convergence (Biology) |
ISBN | 1-59947-465-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Dinner on the Lagoon; 2. Consider the Octopus; 3. Convergence: How Clear Is the Signal?; 4. The Inevitability of Form; 5. Swallowing Convergence; 6. Biting Convergence; 7. Walking (and Swimming) to Convergence; 8. Sticking to Convergence; 9. When Evolution Begins to See; 10. The Color of Evolution; 11. The Smell and Taste of Evolution; 12. (In)tangible Evolution; 13. The Road to Mushrooms; 14. The Road to Plants; 15. The Arthropods Show the Way; 16. Converging on the Farm; 17. The Road to the Sky; 18. The Birds Converge
19. Sexual Convergence 20. The Road to Mammals; 21. The Roots of Sentience; 22. Convergent Brains; 23. The Road to "King Cortex"; 24. Convergent Minds; 25. Playing with Convergence; 26. The Final Steps; 27. Back to the Lagoon; Notes; General Index; Index of General |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826088903321 |
Conway Morris S (Simon) | ||
West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : , : Templeton Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The structural links between ecology, evolution and ethics : the virtuous epistemic circle / / Donato Bergandi, editor |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht, : Springer, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.809 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BergandiDonato |
Collana | Boston studies in the philosophy of science |
Soggetto topico |
Ecology - Philosophy
Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-299-19814-7
94-007-5067-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | List of Figures -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Ecology, Evolution, Ethics: In Search of a Meta-Paradigm - An Introduction; Donato Bergandi -- 2 Evolution Versus Creation: A Sibling Rivalry?; Michael Ruse -- 3 Evolution and Chance; Jean Gayon -- 4 Some Conceptions of Time in Ecology; Jean-Marc Drouin -- 5 Facts, Values, and Analogies: A Darwinian Approach to Environmental Choice; Bryan G. Norton -- 6 Towards EcoEvoEthics; Patrick Blandin -- 7 Ecology and Moral Ontology; John Baird Callicott -- 8 Animal Rights and Environmental Ethics; Tom Regan -- 9 Reconciling Individualist and Deeper Environmentalist Theories? An Exploration; Robin Attfield -- 10 Two Philosophies of the Environmental Crisis; Catherine Larrère 11 Epilogue : The Epistemic and Practical Circle in an Evolutionary, Ecologically Sustainable Society; Donato Bergandi -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910438224803321 |
Dordrecht, : Springer, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The structure and confirmation of evolutionary theory / Elisabeth A. Lloyd |
Autore | Lloyd, Elisabeth Anne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1994 |
Descrizione fisica | xii, 235 p. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 576.8 |
Collana | Princeton paperbacks |
Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy
Population genetics - Philosophy |
ISBN | 0691000468 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003562239707536 |
Lloyd, Elisabeth Anne | ||
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1994 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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The taming of evolution : the persistence of nonevolutionary views in the study of humans / / Davydd J. Greenwood |
Autore | Greenwood Davydd J. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 1984 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 pages) |
Disciplina | 576.8 |
Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology) - History
Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : the Darwinian revolution? -- I. Major western views of nature -- 1. Humoral/environmental theories and the chain of being -- 2. Evolving natural categories : Darwin's unique legacy -- II. Simple continuities -- 3. Humoral politics : races, constitutional types, and ethnic and national character -- III. Complex continuities -- 4. Purity of blood and social hierarchy -- 5. An enlightenment humoralist : Don Diego de Torres Villarroel -- 6. Human sociobiology -- 7. Cultural materialism -- Conclusion : the unmet challenges of evolutionary biology. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910682545003321 |
Greenwood Davydd J. | ||
Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 1984 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Touch of Life [[electronic resource] ] : The Mind Between Sensuality and Intellect |
Autore | Crocchiolo Paolo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Aurora, : Davies Group Publishers, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (157 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.801 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DonisGiacomo |
Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology) -- Philosophy
Natural selection Philosophy of mind Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy Biology Health & Biological Sciences Evolution |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-935790-84-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456831203321 |
Crocchiolo Paolo | ||
Aurora, : Davies Group Publishers, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Touch of Life [[electronic resource] ] : The Mind Between Sensuality and Intellect |
Autore | Crocchiolo Paolo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Aurora, : Davies Group Publishers, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (157 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.801 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DonisGiacomo |
Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology) -- Philosophy
Natural selection Philosophy of mind Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy Biology Health & Biological Sciences Evolution |
ISBN | 1-935790-84-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781215803321 |
Crocchiolo Paolo | ||
Aurora, : Davies Group Publishers, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Touch of Life [[electronic resource] ] : The Mind Between Sensuality and Intellect |
Autore | Crocchiolo Paolo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Aurora, : Davies Group Publishers, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (157 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.801 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DonisGiacomo |
Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology) -- Philosophy
Natural selection Philosophy of mind Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy Biology Health & Biological Sciences Evolution |
ISBN | 1-935790-84-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826569003321 |
Crocchiolo Paolo | ||
Aurora, : Davies Group Publishers, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Vermi con ali di farfalla : l'evoluzione come idea filosofica / / Luigi Bianchi |
Autore | Bianchi Luigi <1923-> |
Edizione | [1. ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Roma, : Viella, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 178 p. ; ; 21 cm |
Collana | La storia. Temi |
Soggetto topico | Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy |
Soggetto non controllato |
Biology
Science |
ISBN | 88-6728-190-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Altri titoli varianti | Vermi con ali di farfalla |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910135353903321 |
Bianchi Luigi <1923-> | ||
Roma, : Viella, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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What makes biology unique? : considerations on the autonomy of a scientific discipline / / Ernst Mayr [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Mayr Ernst <1904-2005, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 232 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 570/.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Biology - Philosophy
Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-107-16300-5
1-280-54117-2 9786610541171 0-511-21567-3 0-511-21746-3 0-511-21209-7 0-511-31599-6 0-511-61718-6 0-511-21386-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
1. Science and sciences -- 2. The autonomy of biology -- 3. Teleology -- 4. Analysis or reductionism -- 5. Darwin's influence on modern thought -- 6. Darwin's five theories of evolution -- 7. Maturation of Darwinism -- 8. Selection -- 9. Do Thomas Kuhn's scientific revolutions take place? -- 10. Another look at the species problem -- 11. The origin of humans -- 12. Are we alone in this vast universe.
Science and sciences -- The autonomy of biology -- Teleology -- Analysis or reductionism? -- Darwin's influence on modern thought -- Darwin's five theories of evolution -- Maturation of Darwinism -- Selection -- Do Thomas Kuhn's scientific revolutions take place? -- Another look at the species problem -- The origin of humans -- Are we alone in this vast universe? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457614303321 |
Mayr Ernst <1904-2005, > | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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What makes biology unique? : considerations on the autonomy of a scientific discipline / / Ernst Mayr [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Mayr Ernst <1904-2005, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 232 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 570/.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Biology - Philosophy
Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-107-16300-5
1-280-54117-2 9786610541171 0-511-21567-3 0-511-21746-3 0-511-21209-7 0-511-31599-6 0-511-61718-6 0-511-21386-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
1. Science and sciences -- 2. The autonomy of biology -- 3. Teleology -- 4. Analysis or reductionism -- 5. Darwin's influence on modern thought -- 6. Darwin's five theories of evolution -- 7. Maturation of Darwinism -- 8. Selection -- 9. Do Thomas Kuhn's scientific revolutions take place? -- 10. Another look at the species problem -- 11. The origin of humans -- 12. Are we alone in this vast universe.
Science and sciences -- The autonomy of biology -- Teleology -- Analysis or reductionism? -- Darwin's influence on modern thought -- Darwin's five theories of evolution -- Maturation of Darwinism -- Selection -- Do Thomas Kuhn's scientific revolutions take place? -- Another look at the species problem -- The origin of humans -- Are we alone in this vast universe? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784302303321 |
Mayr Ernst <1904-2005, > | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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