La conquista sociale della Terra
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788860305688 (8860305683)
Publish date: January 2013
Publisher: Raffaello Cortina Editore
Pages no: 356
Edition language: Italian
bookshelves: nonfic-nov-2015, nonfiction, autumn-2015, art-forms, published-2012, nature, philosophy, sciences, history, ancient-history Read from November 19 to 20, 2015 Narrator: Jonathan HoganDescription: Where did we come from? What are we? Where are we going? In a generational work of clar...
This is a direct response from biologists on this book that Wilson dismissed theory without adequate research or evidence. Like that kind of academic fights that value the scientific truth over respect for the person and his bullshit. This is on my mind, as I was accused of not giving enough res...
A truly wonderful book. Wilson's choice of the most felicitous phrase illuminates this vastly informative book. I read Sociobiology years ago, and noted with interest and amusement the push back his ideas received from the owners of "conventional wisdom". And predictably enough, we see it again, ...
Naturalist and evolutionary scientist Edward O Wilson tackles the perennial questions of existence such as, "What is the meaning of life?", "How did homo sapiens become altruistic when individuals benefit more by being selfish?" and "Why are human societies so much like ant colonies?" Fascinating.
"Wow, Wilson has a lot to say and boy can he write."I've read a bunch of Richard Dawkins' books before this and Wilson's book is just icing on the cake. Wilson writes better than a poet and really has a lot to say that's interesting in the field.