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Life's Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe Paperback - 2004
by Simon Conway Morris
Now in paperback, this title offers a new controversial interpretation of evolutionary theory. Arguing against the traditional Darwinian approach, the author finds nature turning to inevitable solutions in the development of life leading ultimately to the creation of humans.
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The assassin's bullet misses, the Archduke's carriage moves forward, and a catastrophic war is avoided. So too with the history of life. Re-run the tape of life, as Stephen J. Gould claimed, and the outcome must be entirely different: an alien world, without humans and maybe not even intelligence. The history of life is littered with accidents: any twist or turn may lead to a completely different world. Now this view is being challenged. Simon Conway Morris explores the evidence demonstrating life's almost eerie ability to navigate to a single solution, repeatedly. Eyes, brains, tools, even culture: all are very much on the cards. So if these are all evolutionary inevitabilities, where are our counterparts across the galaxy? The tape of life can only run on a suitable planet, and it seems that such Earth-like planets may be much rarer than hoped. Inevitable humans, yes, but in a lonely Universe.
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I am a bipedal hominid , of average cranial capacity, write my manuscripts with a fountain pen, and loathe jogging.
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- Title Life's Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe
- Author Simon Conway Morris
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 464
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
- Date 2004-11-08
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780521603256 / 0521603250
- Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.1 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 2.79 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002035069
- Dewey Decimal Code 576.801
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- Books & Culture, 11/01/2004, Page 42
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