An Urchin in the Storm: Essays about Books and Ideas

An Urchin in the Storm: Essays about Books and Ideas
Author: Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2010-11-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0393340902

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"What pleasure to see the dishonest, the inept, and the misguided deftly given their due, while praise is lavished on the deserving—for reasons well and truly stated."—Kirkus Reviews Ranging as far as the fox and as deep as the hedgehog (the urchin of his title), Stephen Jay Gould expands on geology, biological determinism, "cardboard Darwinism," and evolutionary theory in this sparkling collection.


An Urchin in the Storm: Essays about Books and Ideas
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Stephen Jay Gould
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-11-29 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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"What pleasure to see the dishonest, the inept, and the misguided deftly given their due, while praise is lavished on the deserving—for reasons well and truly
Altruistic Behavior
Language: en
Pages: 170
Authors: Paul S. Penner
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995 - Publisher: Rodopi

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This book is an inquiry into the motivation for altruistic behavior. It uncovers the condition that prompts or sometimes even compels us to act intentionally fo
Stephen Jay Gould
Language: en
Pages: 415
Authors: Robert Ross
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

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Considered by many during his lifetime as the most well-known scientist in the world, Stephen Jay Gould left an enormous and influential body of work. A Harvard
Urchin and the Heartstone
Language: en
Pages: 360
Authors: Mcallister
Categories: Animals
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Return to the mysterious island of Mistmantle in this brilliantly imagined tale of turmoil and terror, full of wonderful animal characters. Book Two of The Mist
Reflections on Psycholinguistic Theories
Language: en
Pages: 415
Authors: Nigel Duffield
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-01-25 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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A vivid, 'well-tempered' exploration of the foundations of psycholinguistics, combining theoretical ideas with lyrical examples to explain high-level ideas in a