The Resource Consilience : the unity of knowledge, Edward O. Wilson
Consilience : the unity of knowledge, Edward O. Wilson
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- Summary
- Biologist Wilson, considered to be one of the world's greatest living scientists, argues for the fundamental unity of all knowledge, that everything in our world is organized in terms of a small number of fundamental natural laws. Wilson, the pioneer of sociobiology and biodiversity, now once again breaks out of the conventions of current thinking. He shows how and why our explosive rise in intellectual mastery of the truths of our universe has its roots in the ancient Greek concept of an intrinsic orderliness that governs our cosmos--a vision that found its apogee in the Age of Enlightenment, then gradually was lost in the increasing fragmentation and specialization of knowledge in the last two centuries. Drawing on the physical sciences and biology, anthropology, psychology, religion, philosophy, and the arts, Professor Wilson shows why the goals of the original Enlightenment are reappearing on the frontiers of science and humanistic scholarship.--From publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 332 pages
- Contents
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- 1. The Ionian enchantment
- 2. The great branches of learning
- 3. The enlightenment
- 4. The natural sciences
- 5. Ariadne's thread
- 6. The mind
- 7. From genes to culture
- 8. The fitness of human nature
- 9. The social science
- 10. The arts and their interpretation
- 11. Ethics and religion
- 12. To what end?
- Isbn
- 9780679450771
- Label
- Consilience : the unity of knowledge
- Title
- Consilience
- Title remainder
- the unity of knowledge
- Statement of responsibility
- Edward O. Wilson
- Subject
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- truePhilosophy and science
- Ordre (Philosophie)
- trueScience and the arts
- trueSociety and culture -- Philosophy
- Philosophy and science
- Kennistheorie
- truePhilosophy
- Philosophie et sciences
- Order (Philosophy)
- Wetenschapsfilosofie
- trueOrder (Philosophy)
- Philosophy
- Philosophie
- trueMeaning (Psychology)
- Historia da ciencia
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Biologist Wilson, considered to be one of the world's greatest living scientists, argues for the fundamental unity of all knowledge, that everything in our world is organized in terms of a small number of fundamental natural laws. Wilson, the pioneer of sociobiology and biodiversity, now once again breaks out of the conventions of current thinking. He shows how and why our explosive rise in intellectual mastery of the truths of our universe has its roots in the ancient Greek concept of an intrinsic orderliness that governs our cosmos--a vision that found its apogee in the Age of Enlightenment, then gradually was lost in the increasing fragmentation and specialization of knowledge in the last two centuries. Drawing on the physical sciences and biology, anthropology, psychology, religion, philosophy, and the arts, Professor Wilson shows why the goals of the original Enlightenment are reappearing on the frontiers of science and humanistic scholarship.--From publisher description
- Summary
- An expert on sociobiology and biodiversity argues for the fundamental unity of all knowledge in the face of the increasing fragmentation and specialization of knowledge over the past two centuries
- Award
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- Booklist Editors' Choice, 1998.
- New York Times Notable Book, 1998
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- 156485
- Cataloging source
- DLC
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- Wilson, Edward O
- Dewey number
- 121
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- B72
- LC item number
- .W54 1998
- Literary form
- non fiction
- NAL call number
- B72.W54
- NAL item number
- 1998
- Nature of contents
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- Philosophy
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- Philosophy and science
- Philosophie
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- Historia da ciencia
- Wetenschapsfilosofie
- Kennistheorie
- Target audience
- adult
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- the unity of knowledge
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- Consilience : the unity of knowledge, Edward O. Wilson
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- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-319) and index
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- Contents
- 1. The Ionian enchantment -- 2. The great branches of learning -- 3. The enlightenment -- 4. The natural sciences -- 5. Ariadne's thread -- 6. The mind -- 7. From genes to culture -- 8. The fitness of human nature -- 9. The social science -- 10. The arts and their interpretation -- 11. Ethics and religion -- 12. To what end?
- Control code
- 13980902
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 332 pages
- Isbn
- 9780679450771
- Lccn
- 97002816
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- unmediated
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- Other physical details
- illustrations
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- (InCu)1BF8E3C0C60F4BD983A3D94DA304A773
- (OCoLC)ocm36528112
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- Label
- Consilience : the unity of knowledge, Edward O. Wilson
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-319) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
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- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- Contents
- 1. The Ionian enchantment -- 2. The great branches of learning -- 3. The enlightenment -- 4. The natural sciences -- 5. Ariadne's thread -- 6. The mind -- 7. From genes to culture -- 8. The fitness of human nature -- 9. The social science -- 10. The arts and their interpretation -- 11. Ethics and religion -- 12. To what end?
- Control code
- 13980902
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 332 pages
- Isbn
- 9780679450771
- Lccn
- 97002816
- Media category
- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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- n
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- illustrations
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- (OCoLC)36528112
Subject
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- Kennistheorie
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- Order (Philosophy)
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- Philosophie
- Philosophie et sciences
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- Philosophy
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- Philosophy and science
- trueScience and the arts
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