2 options
The deep structure of biology : is convergence sufficiently ubiquitous to give a directional signal? / edited by Simon Conway Morris.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Convergence (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- West Conshohocken, Pa. : Templeton Foundation Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Twelve renowned scientists and theologians offer penetrating insights into the evolution dialogue in The Deep Structure of Biology. Each considers whether the orthodox model of evolution is sufficient and offers his/her own perspective on evolution and biology. Essays include: Chance and Necessity in Evolution Green Plants as Intelligent Organisms Canny Corvoids and Political Primates: A Case for Convergent Evolution in Intelligence Social and Cultural Evolution in the Ocean: Convergences and Contrasts with Terrestrial Systems</
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; 1. Chance and Necessity in Evolution; 2. Convergent Evolution: A Periodic Table of Life?; 3. Life's Evolutionary History: Is It Determinate or Indeterminate?; 4. Evolution and Convergence: Some Wider Considerations; 5. Aspects of Plant Intelligence: Convergence and Evolution; 6. Convergent Evolution, Serendipity, and Intelligence for the Simple Minded; 7. Canny Corvids and Political Primates: A Case for Convergent Evolution in Intelligence; 8. Social and Cultural Evolution in the Ocean: Convergences and Contrasts with Terrestrial Systems
- 9. The Illusion of Purpose in Evolution: A Human Evolutionary Perspective10. Purpose in a Darwinian World; 11. Plumbing the Depths: A Recovery of Natural Law and Natural Wisdom in the Context of Debates about Evolutionary Purpose; 12. Purpose in Nature: On the Possibility of a Theology of Evolution; Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-26024-7
- 9786613260246
- 1-59947-172-8
- OCLC:
- 727649259
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.