Screen LibraryThrough a glass brightly : using science to see our species as we really are /
"Human beings are important, especially to themselves! But as science advances, it has become increasingly clear that we are less special and more natural than many people have long believed. This book shows how, as we finally look at ourselves honestly and accurately, we can identify ourselves...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Human beings are important, especially to themselves! But as science advances, it has become increasingly clear that we are less special and more natural than many people have long believed. This book shows how, as we finally look at ourselves honestly and accurately, we can identify ourselves as wonderfully natural, inseparable from the universe and other living things"-- |
| Carrier Form: | 203 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780190673710 0190673710 9780190673727 0190673729 |
| Index Number: | GN280 |
| CLC: | B089.3 |
| Call Number: | B089.3/B225 |
| Contents: | The journey to Brobdingnag -- From centrality -- From centrality to periphery -- The meaning of life -- Well designed? -- The anthropic principle -- Tardigrades, Trisolarans, and the toughness of life -- Of humanzees and chimphumans -- Separateness of self -- Uniquely thoughtful -- Conflict between parents and offspring -- True or false? -- The myth of monogamy -- War and peace -- About those better angels -- Who's in charge? -- The paradox of power -- Conclusion : optāre aude. |