This Is Biology: The Science of the Living World

This Is Biology: The Science of the Living World, 1 is a comprehensive biology reference published by Other Publisher. Description By Ernst Mayr Biology until recently has been the neglected stepchild of science, and many educated people have little grasp of how biology explains the natural world.

Key Features

- Biology until recently has been the neglected stepchild of science, and many educated people have little grasp of how biology explains the natural world
- Yet to address the major political and moral questions that face us today, we must acquire an understanding of their biological roots
- This magisterial new book by Ernst Mayr will go far to remedy this situation
- An eyewitness to this century's relentless biological advance and the creator of some of its most important concepts, Mayr is uniquely qualified to offer a vision of science that…
- Living organisms must be understood at every level of organization; they cannot be reduced to the laws of physics and chemistry
- Mayr's approach is refreshingly at odds with the reductionist thinking that dominated scientific research earlier in this century, and will help to redirect how people think about…
- Mayr maps out the territorial overlap between biology and the humanities, especially history and ethics, and carefully describes important distinctions between science and other…

Product Details

Publisher: Other Publisher
Edition: 1
Format: EPUB
File Size: 0.5 MB
ISBN: 9780674884694