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Tag Archives: evolution
On Reading E. O. Wilson’s The Meaning of Human Existence
I finished reading E. O. Wilson’s remarkable book, The Meaning of Human Existence, two weeks ago and am now finally getting to tell others why I like it so much. For one thing, I admire its author, an eminent, cerebral … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, books, E. O. Wilson, environment, evolution, religion, sociobiology, The Meaning of Human Existence
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May I recommend?
I confess to being an omnivorous reader and that my iPad has only abetted my hunger for new turf, now so easily accessed with the likes of Publisher’s Weekly, Goodreads, and the Huffington Post. On occasion, I’ve drawn on Fareed … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment
Tagged biodiversity, Biology, diversity, EdwardO. Wilson, Evan Osnos, evolution, In Pursuit of Nature, sociobiology
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Jung, Archetypes, and A Parrot: The Legacy of Nature’s Genius
I’ve just finished Joanna Burger’s The Parrot That Owns Me: The Story of a Relationship. Funny, I had this book sitting on my shelf, unread, for twelve years. Looking for something to read while eating my breakfast, I pulled it … Continue reading
Our Survival at Stake: Do We Have a Future?
As much as we can do it, we should avoid living our lives on assumption that a belief is true simply because we’ve been told it’s so by family, government, religion, politics, economics, or the collective culture in which we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Psychology, Reflections
Tagged altruism, evolution, natural selection, Sir Francis Bacon
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