| Description |
x, 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Simon Conway Morris -- 1. Chance and necessity in evolution / Richard E. Lenski -- 2. Convergent evolution : a periodic table of life? / George McGhee -- 3. Life's evolutionary history : is it determinate or indeterminate? / Karl J. Niklas -- 4. Evolution and convergence : some wider considerations / Simon Conway Morris -- 5. Aspects of plant intelligence : convergence and evolution / Anthony Trewavas -- 6. Convergent evolution, serendipity, and intelligence ofr the simple minded / Nigel R. Franks -- 7. Canny corvids and political primates : a case for convergent evolution in intelligence / Nicola S. Clayton and Nathan J. Emery -- 8. Social and cultural evolution in the ocean : convergences and contrasts with terrestrial systems / Hal Whitehead -- 9. The illusion of purpose in evolution : a human evolutionary perspective / Robert A. Foley -- 10. Purpose in a Darwinian world / Michael Ruse -- 11. Plumbing the depths : a recovery of natural law and natural wisdom in the context of debates about evolutionary purpose / Celia Deane-Drummond -- 12. Purpose in nature : on the possibility of a theology of evolution / John F. Haught -- Contributors -- Index. |
| Subject |
Convergence (Biology)
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Convergence (Biology) |
| Added Author |
Conway Morris, S. (Simon)
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| ISBN |
9781599471389 |
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1599471388 |
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