Aristotle's Ladder, Darwin's Tree : The Evolution of Visual Metaphors for Biological Order /

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Leading paleontologist J. David Archibald explores the rich history of visual metaphors for biological order from ancient times to the present and their influence on humans' perception of their place in nature, offering uncommon insight into how we went from standing on the top rung of the biol...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Archibald, J. David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Biology > Philosophy.
Human evolution > Philosophy.
Imagery (Psychology)
Imagery (Psychology).
Metaphor.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter One. Blaming Aristotle
  • Chapter Two. The Roots of the Tree of Life
  • Chapter Three. Competing Visual Metaphors
  • Chapter Four. Deciphering Darwin's Trees
  • Chapter Five. The Gilded Age of Evolutionary Trees
  • Chapter Six. The Waning and Waxing of Darwinian Trees
  • Chapter Seven. Three Revolutions in Tree Building
  • Chapter Eight. The Paragon of Animals
  • References
  • Index

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