Aristotle's ladder, Darwin's tree : the evolution of visual metaphors for biological order / / J. David Archibald
| Aristotle's ladder, Darwin's tree : the evolution of visual metaphors for biological order / / J. David Archibald |
| Autore | Archibald J. David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 570.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biology - Philosophy
Human evolution - Philosophy Imagery (Psychology) Metaphor |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-231-53766-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Blaming Aristotle -- Chapter Two. The Roots of the Tree of Life -- Chapter Three. Competing Visual Metaphors -- Chapter Four. Deciphering Darwin's Trees -- Chapter Five. The Gilded Age of Evolutionary Trees -- Chapter Six. The Waning and Waxing of Darwinian Trees -- Chapter Seven. Three Revolutions in Tree Building -- Chapter Eight. The Paragon of Animals -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464487503321 |
Archibald J. David
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| West Sussex, England : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aristotle's ladder, Darwin's tree : the evolution of visual metaphors for biological order / / J. David Archibald
| Aristotle's ladder, Darwin's tree : the evolution of visual metaphors for biological order / / J. David Archibald |
| Autore | Archibald J. David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 570.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biology - Philosophy
Human evolution - Philosophy Imagery (Psychology) Metaphor |
| ISBN | 0-231-53766-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Blaming Aristotle -- Chapter Two. The Roots of the Tree of Life -- Chapter Three. Competing Visual Metaphors -- Chapter Four. Deciphering Darwin's Trees -- Chapter Five. The Gilded Age of Evolutionary Trees -- Chapter Six. The Waning and Waxing of Darwinian Trees -- Chapter Seven. Three Revolutions in Tree Building -- Chapter Eight. The Paragon of Animals -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786770603321 |
Archibald J. David
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| West Sussex, England : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aristotle's ladder, Darwin's tree : the evolution of visual metaphors for biological order / / J. David Archibald
| Aristotle's ladder, Darwin's tree : the evolution of visual metaphors for biological order / / J. David Archibald |
| Autore | Archibald J. David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 570.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biology - Philosophy
Human evolution - Philosophy Imagery (Psychology) Metaphor |
| ISBN | 0-231-53766-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Blaming Aristotle -- Chapter Two. The Roots of the Tree of Life -- Chapter Three. Competing Visual Metaphors -- Chapter Four. Deciphering Darwin's Trees -- Chapter Five. The Gilded Age of Evolutionary Trees -- Chapter Six. The Waning and Waxing of Darwinian Trees -- Chapter Seven. Three Revolutions in Tree Building -- Chapter Eight. The Paragon of Animals -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828901503321 |
Archibald J. David
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| West Sussex, England : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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