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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/884665106 Title: The meaning of human existence Author: Edward O Wilson Publisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a Division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2014] ISBN/ISSN: 9780871401007 0871401002 087140480X 9780871404800 OCLC:884665106

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The meaning of human existence

Author:	Edward O Wilson
Publisher:	New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a Division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2014]
Edition/Format:	Print book : English : First editionView all editions and formats
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Summary:	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. Read more...
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Subjects	Philosophical anthropology. Philosophy. Biological Evolution. View all subjects
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ISBN:	9780871401007 0871401002 087140480X 9780871404800
OCLC Number:	884665106
Notes:	Includes index.
Description:	207 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:	I. The Reason We Exist. 1. The meaning of meaning ; 2. Solving the riddle of the human species ; 3. Evolution and our inner conflict -- II. The Unity of Knowledge. 4. The new enlightenment ; 5. The all-importance of the humanities ; 6. The driving force of social evolution -- III. Other Worlds. 7. Humanity lost in a pheromone world ; 8. The superorganisms ; 9. Why microbes rule the galaxy ; 10. A portrait of E.T. ; 11. The collapse of biodiversity -- IV. Idols of the Mind. 12. Instinct ; 13. Religion ; 14. Free will -- V. A Human Future. 15. Alone and free in the universe -- Appendix. The limitations of inclusive fitness.
Responsibility:	Edward O. Wilson.
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National Book Award Finalist. How did humanity originate and why does a species like ours exist on this planet? Do we have a special place, even a destiny in the universe? Where are we going, and Read more...

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