Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies
Autor Edward O. Wilsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 feb 2020
Of all species that have ever existed on earth, only one has reached human levels of intelligence and social organisation: us. Why? InGenesis, celebrated biologist Edward O. Wilson traces the great transitions of evolution, from the origin of life to the invention of sexual reproduction to the development of language itself.
The only way for us to fully understand human behaviour, Wilson argues, is to study the evolutionary histories of nonhuman species. Of these, he demonstrates that at least seventeen - from the African naked mole rat and the sponge-dwelling shrimp to one of the oldest species on earth, the termite - have been found to have advanced societies based on altruism, cooperation and the division of labour. These rare eusocial species form the prehistory to our human social patterns, even, according to Wilson, suggesting the possible biological benefits of homosexuality and elderly grandmothers.
Whether writing about midges who dance about like acrobats, schools of anchovies who protectively huddle to appear like a gigantic fish or well-organised flocks becoming potentially immortal,Genesisis a pathbreaking work of evolutionary theory filled with lyrical observations. It will make us rethink how we became who we are.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780141990231
ISBN-10: 0141990236
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.12 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0141990236
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.12 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Edward
O.
Wilsonis
widely
recognized
as
one
of
the
world's
pre-eminent
biologists
and
naturalists.
The
author
of
more
than
thirty
books,
includingConsilience,The
Diversity
of
Life,The
Social
Conquest
of
Earth,The
Meaning
of
Human
ExistenceandLetters
to
a
Young
Scientist,
Wilson
is
a
Professor
Emeritus
at
Harvard
University.
The
winner
of
two
Pulitzer
Prizes,
he
lives
in
Lexington,
Massachusetts.
Recenzii
Amagisterial
historyof
social
evolution...
Alucid,
concise
overviewof
human
evolution
that
focuses
on
the
true
source
of
our
pre-eminence:
the
ability
to
work
together
Engaging. . . Wilsoninspires awewith narratives about evolution and animal societies.
In hischaracteristically clear, succinct and elegant prose, one of our grand masters of synthesis, E. O. Wilson, here explains no less than the origin of human society.
Genesisis abeautifully clear accountof a question that has lain unsolved at the core of biology ever since Darwin: how can natural selection produce individuals so altruistic that, rather than breeding themselves, they help others to do so? In elegant, simple language Edward O. Wilson distills amagisterial knowledge of animal diversityinto an unambiguous argument that the solution is group selection.Rich in accounts of extraordinary societies,Genesisis the ideal introduction to a problem of enduring fascination.
Endlessly fascinating, Edward O. Wilson-in the tradition of Darwin-plumbs the depths of human evolution in a most readable fashion without sacrificing scholarly rigor.
Engaging. . . Wilsoninspires awewith narratives about evolution and animal societies.
In hischaracteristically clear, succinct and elegant prose, one of our grand masters of synthesis, E. O. Wilson, here explains no less than the origin of human society.
Genesisis abeautifully clear accountof a question that has lain unsolved at the core of biology ever since Darwin: how can natural selection produce individuals so altruistic that, rather than breeding themselves, they help others to do so? In elegant, simple language Edward O. Wilson distills amagisterial knowledge of animal diversityinto an unambiguous argument that the solution is group selection.Rich in accounts of extraordinary societies,Genesisis the ideal introduction to a problem of enduring fascination.
Endlessly fascinating, Edward O. Wilson-in the tradition of Darwin-plumbs the depths of human evolution in a most readable fashion without sacrificing scholarly rigor.