The Meaning of Human Existence by Edward O. Wilson (English) Paperback Book

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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 criticised 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.

Author Biography

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.

Review

"His [Edward O. Wilson's] prose is always so lucid and eloquent." -- The Bookseller"Written in Wilson's usual engaging and highly readable style…" -- Times Higher Education

Prizes

Short-listed for National Book Award 2014

Review Quote

"With remarkable clarity and a depth of insight that is absolutely unique, E. O. Wilson provides a highly readable and immensely enlightening analysis of nothing less than the meaning of human existence and the relationship of our species to the physical universe. By effortlessly merging science with philosophy, Wilson has created a masterwork that lays out his theories of our destiny. Already the world's most distinguished evolutionary biologist, Wilson has transcended disciplinary boundaries with this book to create an invaluable analysis of who we are and the choices we now confront; it is a must-read for all."

Details ISBN1631491148 Author Edward O. Wilson Short Title MEANING OF HUMAN EXISTENCE Pages 208 Language English ISBN-10 1631491148 ISBN-13 9781631491146 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2015 Country of Publication United States DEWEY 128 Affiliation Harvard University UK Release Date 2015-10-20 NZ Release Date 2015-10-20 US Release Date 2015-10-20 Publisher WW Norton & Co Publication Date 2015-10-20 Imprint Liveright Publishing Corporation Alternative 9780871401007 Audience General AU Release Date 2015-10-11 We've got this

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