| Description |
1 online resource (x, 214 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"A Shearwater book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202) and index. |
| Summary |
"Perhaps more than any other scientist of our century, Edward O. Wilson has scrutinized animals in their natural settings, tweezing out the dynamics of their social organization, their relationship with their environments, and their behavior, not only for what it tell us about the animals themselves, but for what it can tell us about human nature and our own behavior. He has brought the fascinating and sometimes surprising results of these studies to general readers through a remarkable collection of books, including The Diversity of Life, The Ants, On Human Nature, and Sociobiology. The grace and precision with which he writes of seemingly complex topics has earned him two Pulitzer prizes, and the admiration of scientists and general readers around the world." "This book is a lively and accessible introduction to the writings of one of the most brilliant scientists of the 20th century. Imaginatively illustrated by noted artist Laura Southworth, it is a book all readers will treasure."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Animal Nature, Human Nature. Serpent. In Praise of Sharks. In the Company of Ants. Ants and Cooperation -- Patterns of Nature. Altruism and Aggression. Humanity Seen from a Distance. Culture as a Biological Product. Bird of Paradise: The Hunter and the Poet -- Nature's Abundance. Little Things That Run the World. Systematics Ascending. Biophilia and the Environmental Ethic. Is Humanity Suicidal? |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Philosophy of nature.
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Philosophy of nature. |
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Human beings.
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Human beings. |
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Human ecology -- Philosophy.
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Human ecology -- Philosophy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wilson, Edward O. In search of nature. Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©1996 (DLC) 96011226 (OCoLC)34476270 |
| ISBN |
1559632151 cloth alkaline paper |
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9781559632157 cloth alkaline paper |
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155963216X paperback alkaline paper |
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9781559632164 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781597269179 |
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1597269174 |
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