2000, ISBN: 0813527406

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[EAN: 9780813527406], Neubuch, [PU: Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ], Paperback. "Essential reading for people in disciplines ranging from philosophy to biology. It is si… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780813527406], Neubuch, [PU: Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ], Paperback. "Essential reading for people in disciplines ranging from philosophy to biology. It is simply the best general book that I know on the question of the origin of life." —Michael Ruse, author of Mystery of Mysteries: Is Evolution a Social Construction? "Fry has fashioned a masterful account of the history, philosophy, and science of the origin of life and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Her story weaves profound Western ideas of who we are and where we came from, from Aristotle to Gould, from Kant to NASA." —Woodruff Sullivan, University of Washington "A rich source for the specialist and thought-provoking reading for the lay person." Gunter Wachtershauser, University of Regensburg, Germany How did life emerge on Earth? Is there life on other worlds? These questions, until recently confined to the pages of speculative essays and tabloid headlines, are now the subject of legitimate scientific research. This book presents a unique perspective—a combined historical, scientific, and philosophical anaylsis, which does justice to the complex nature of the subject. The book's first part offers an overview of the main ideas on the origin of life as they developed from antiquity until the twentieth century. The second, more detailed part of the book examines contemporary theories and major debates within the origin-of-life scientific community. Topics inclue: - Aristotle and the Greek atomists' conceptions of the organism - Alexander Oparin and J.B.S. Haldane's 1920s breakthrough papers - Possible life on Mars? - The search for extraterrestrial intelligence - Recent discoveries of extrasolar planets Iris Fry teaches at the Cohn Institute for the History of Philosophy of Science andIdeas, Tel Aviv University, and in the department of humanities and arts at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. Her book The Origin of Life: Mystery or Scientific Problem? was published in Israel in 1997. This new series presents innovative titles pertaining to human origins, evolution, and behavior from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Subject areas include but are not limited to biological and physical anthropology, prehistoric archaeology, evolutionary psychology, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary biology. The series volumes will be of interest primarily to students and scholars in these fields. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability., Books<

ISBN: 9780813527406

Paperback, [PU: Rutgers University Press], How did life emerge on Earth? Is there life on other worlds? These questions are now the subject of legitimate scientific research. This book pr… Mehr…

Paperback, [PU: Rutgers University Press], How did life emerge on Earth? Is there life on other worlds? These questions are now the subject of legitimate scientific research. This book presents a unique perspective - a combined historical, scientific, and philosophical anaylsis, which does justice to the complex nature of the subject., Evolution<

2000, ISBN: 9780813527406

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