Darwin's Dangerous Idea

1996-09-26 Science

Evolution and the Meanings of Life

Author: Daniel C. Dennett

Publisher: Penguin UK

ISBN: 0141949252

Category: Science

Page: 592

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This work assesses Darwin's theory of evolution and looks at why it arises such heated debate among scientists, philosophers and sociologists. The book aims to show that Darwinism does not devalue the miracles of life.
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Darwin's Dangerous Idea

2014-07-01 Science

Evolution and the Meaning of Life

Author: Daniel C. Dennett

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

ISBN: 1439126291

Category: Science

Page: 592

View: 373

In a book that is both groundbreaking and accessible, Daniel C. Dennett, whom Chet Raymo of The Boston Globe calls "one of the most provocative thinkers on the planet," focuses his unerringly logical mind on the theory of natural selection, showing how Darwin's great idea transforms and illuminates our traditional view of humanity's place in the universe. Dennett vividly describes the theory itself and then extends Darwin's vision with impeccable arguments to their often surprising conclusions, challenging the views of some of the most famous scientists of our day.
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Den Bann brechen

2016-04-11

Religion als natürliches Phänomen

Author: Daniel C. Dennett

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: 9783518297896

Category:

Page: 550

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Dunkle Materie und Dinosaurier

2016-06-23 Science

Die erstaunlichen Zusammenhänge des Universums

Author: Lisa Randall

Publisher: S. Fischer Verlag

ISBN: 3104030251

Category: Science

Page: 464

View: 7824

Die Natur der Dunklen Materie gehört zu den spannendsten Fragen der Kosmologie. Die Bestseller-Autorin und Harvard-Professorin Lisa Randall nimmt uns in ihrem neuen Buch ›Dunkle Materie und Dinosaurier. Die erstaunlichen Zusammenhänge des Universums‹ mit auf eine Reise in die Welt der Physik und hilft uns zu verstehen, welche Rolle die Dunkle Materie bei der Entstehung unserer Galaxie, unseres Sonnensystems und sogar des Lebens selbst gespielt hat. Eindrucksvoll zeigt sie, wie die Wissenschaft neue Konzepte und Erklärungen für dieses weithin unbekannte Phänomen entwickelt und verwebt geschickt die Geschichte des Kosmos mit unserer eigenen. Ein Buch, das ein völlig neues Licht auf die tiefen Verbindungen wirft, die unsere Welt so maßgeblich mitgeprägt haben, und uns die außerordentliche Schönheit zeigt, die selbst den alltäglichsten Dingen innewohnt.
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Darwin

2010-03-04 Biography & Autobiography

Das Abenteuer des Lebens

Author: Jürgen Neffe

Publisher: C. Bertelsmann Verlag

ISBN: 3641038359

Category: Biography & Autobiography

Page: 544

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»Ein wirklich sensationell lesenswertes Buch über Charles Darwin.« Denis Scheck in »Druckfrisch« Nach seiner international gefeierten Einstein-Biografie ist Jürgen Neffe erneut ein literarischer Coup gelungen: Zum 200. Geburtstag reiste er auf den Spuren von Charles Darwin um die Welt. Er folgte Darwins Weltumrundung auf der »Beagle«, der berühmtesten Route der Wissenschaftsgeschichte. Etappe für Etappe zeichnet Jürgen Neffe auch die geistige Reise Darwins zur Evolutionstheorie nach und beleuchtet die wissenschaftlichen, weltanschaulichen und religiösen Auseinandersetzungen unserer Tage. • Jürgen Neffe nimmt den Leser mit auf die berühmteste Reise der Wissenschaftsgeschichte. • Mit 32 Seiten Farbbildteil.
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Darwin's DNA

Author: N.A

Publisher: MSAC Philosophy Group

ISBN: N.A

Category:

Page: N.A

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Clausewitzian Friction and Future War

1996 Entropy (Information theory)

Author: Barry D. Watts

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

ISBN: 9780788146176

Category: Entropy (Information theory)

Page: 133

View: 2198

Since the end of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War, there has been growing discussion of the possibility that technological advances in the means of combat would produce ftmdamental changes in how future wars will be fought. A number of observers have suggested that the nature of war itself would be transformed. Some proponents of this view have gone so far as to predict that these changes would include great reductions in, if not the outright elimination of, the various impediments to timely and effective action in war for which the Prussian theorist and soldier Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) introduced the term "friction." Friction in war, of course, has a long historical lineage. It predates Clausewitz by centuries and has remained a stubbornly recurring factor in combat outcomes right down to the 1991 Gulf War. In looking to the future, a seminal question is whether Clausewitzian friction would succumb to the changes in leading-edge warfare that may lie ahead, or whether such impediments reflect more enduring aspects of war that technology can but marginally affect. It is this question that the present essay will examine.
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Das egoistische Gen

2014-06-20 Science

Mit einem Vorwort von Wolfgang Wickler

Author: Richard Dawkins

Publisher: Springer-Verlag

ISBN: 3642553915

Category: Science

Page: 489

View: 8154

p”Ein auch heute noch bedeutsamer Klassiker“ Daily Express Sind wir Marionetten unserer Gene? Nach Richard Dawkins ́ vor über 30 Jahren entworfener und heute noch immer provozierender These steuern und dirigieren unsere von Generation zu Generation weitergegebenen Gene uns, um sich selbst zu erhalten. Alle biologischen Organismen dienen somit vor allem dem Überleben und der Unsterblichkeit der Erbanlagen und sind letztlich nur die "Einweg-Behälter" der "egoistischen" Gene. Sind wir Menschen also unserem Gen-Schicksal hilflos ausgeliefert? Dawkins bestreitet dies und macht uns Hoffnung: Seiner Meinung nach sind wir nämlich die einzige Spezies mit der Chance, gegen ihr genetisches Schicksal anzukämpfen.
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Darwin's Dice

2014-09-01 Science

The Idea of Chance in the Thought of Charles Darwin

Author: Curtis Johnson

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 0199361436

Category: Science

Page: 240

View: 9631

For evolutionary biologists, the concept of chance has always played a significant role in the formation of evolutionary theory. As far back as Greek antiquity, chance and "luck" were key factors in understanding the natural world. Chance is not just an important concept; it is an entire way of thinking about nature. And as Curtis Johnson shows, it is also one of the key ideas that separates Charles Darwin from other systematic biologists of his time. Studying the concept of chance in Darwin's writing reveals core ideas in his theory of evolution, as well as his reflections on design, purpose, and randomness in nature's progression over the course of history. In Darwin's Dice: The Idea of Chance in the Thought of Charles Darwin, Curtis Johnson examines Darwin's early notebooks, his collected correspondence (now in 19 volumes), and most of his published writing to trace the evolution of his ideas about chance in evolution. This proved to be one of Darwin's most controversial ideas among his reading public, so much so that it drew hostile reactions even from Darwin's scientific friends, not to mention the more general reader. The firestorm of criticism forced Darwin to forge a retreat, not in terms of removing chance from his theory--his commitment to it was unshakable--but in terms of how he chose to present his theory. Briefly, by changing his wording and by introducing metaphors and images (the stone-house metaphor, the evolution of giraffes, and others), Darwin succeeded in making his ideas seem less threatening than before without actually changing his views. Randomness remained a focal point for Darwin throughout his life. Through the lens of randomness, Johnson reveals implications of Darwin's views for religion, free will, and moral theory. Darwin's Dice presents a new way to look at Darwinist thought and the writings of Charles Darwin.
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Mein Leben

2008

1809 - 1882

Author: Charles Darwin

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: 9783458350705

Category:

Page: 279

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