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The Meaning of Human Existence
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Challenging a purely mechanistic view of human existence, Edward O. Wilson examines what makes human beings supremely different from all other species.
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Searching for meaning in what Nietzsche called "the rainbow colours" around the outer edges of knowledge and imagination, Edward O. Wilson bridges science and philosophy to create a twenty-first-century treatise on human existence. Once criticized for his over-reliance on genetics, Wilson unfurls his most expansive and advanced theories on human behaviour.
Whether attempting to explicate "the Riddle of the Human Species", warning of "the Collapse of Biodiversity", or creating a plausible "Portrait of E.T.", Wilson believes that humanity holds a special position in the known universe. Alarmed, however, that we are about to abandon natural selection by redesigning biology and human nature as we wish them, Wilson concludes that advances in science and technology bring us our greatest moral dilemma in millennia.
The Meaning of Human Existence is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the profound implications of the rapid advancements in science and technology on human nature and the future of our species.
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The Meaning of Human Existence by Edward O. Wilson is praised for its engaging and highly readable style, according to Times Higher Education. The Bookseller commends Wilson's lucid and eloquent prose, highlighting his skill as an author in presenting complex philosophical and psychological themes.
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ISBN: 9780871401007
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 November 2014
Country: United States
Imprint: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 147.0mm
Height: 218.0mm
Weight: 352g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Edward O. Wilson (1929-2021) was the author of more than thirty books, including Anthill, Letters to a Young Scientist, and The Conquest of Nature. The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, Wilson was a professor emeritus at Harvard University and lived with his wife in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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