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The meaning of human existence / Edward O. Wilson.
In The Meaning of Human Existence, his most philosophical work to date, Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson examines what makes human beings supremely different from all other species and posits that we, as a species, now know enough about the universe and ourselves that we can begin to approach questions about our place in the cosmos and the meaning of intelligent life in a systematic, indeed, in a testable way.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780871401007
- ISBN: 0871401002
- Physical Description: 207 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2014]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. The reason we exist: The meaning of meaning -- Solving the riddle of the human species -- Evolution and our inner conflict -- 2. The unity of knowledge: The new enlightenment -- The all-importance of the humanities -- The driving force of social evolution -- 3. Humanity lost in a pheromone world -- The superorganisms -- Why microbes rule the galaxy -- A portrait of E.T. -- The collapse of biodiversity -- 4. Idols of the mind: Instinct -- Religion -- Free will -- 5. A human future: Alone and free in the universe. |
| Awards Note: | National Book Award finalist, 2014 --Cover. |
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| Subject: | Philosophical anthropology. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Baker County Library | 128 .W747m 2014 (Text) | 37814002853282 | NON-FICTION | Available | - | ||
| Blue Mountain Community College Library | 128 W69m (Text) | 35410000162081 | Main Collection | Available | - | ||
| Columbia Gorge Community College Library | Philosophy WILSO 2014 (Text) | 33892002492693 | Main Collection | Available | - | ||
| Hood River County Library | 128 WIL 2014 (Text) | 33892100170639 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Pendleton Public Library | 128 W692 (Text) | 37801000486884 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| The Dalles Wasco County Library | 128 WIL (Text) | 33892005864849 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
