The meaning of human existence

Title
  1. The meaning of human existence / Edward O. Wilson.
Published by
  1. New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2014]
Author
  1. Wilson, Edward O.

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Description
  1. 207 pages; 22 cm
Summary
  1. 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.
Subject
  1. Philosophical anthropology
Contents
  1. 1. The reason we exist: The meaning of meaning -- Solving the riddle of the human species -- Evolution and our inner conflict -- 2. The unity of knowledge: The new enlightenment -- The all-importance of the humanities -- The driving force of social evolution -- 3. Other worlds: Humanity lost in a pheromone world -- The superorganisms -- Why microbes rule the galaxy -- A portrait of E.T. -- The collapse of biodiversity -- 4. Idols of the mind: Instinct -- Religion -- Free will -- 5. A human future: Alone and free in the universe -- Appendix: The limitations of inclusive fitness.
Call number
  1. JFD 14-4918
Note
  1. Includes index.
Author
  1. Wilson, Edward O., author.
Title
  1. The meaning of human existence / Edward O. Wilson.
Publisher
  1. New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2014]
Edition
  1. First edition.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
LCCN
  1. 2014016707
ISBN
  1. 9780871401007 (hbk.)
  2. 0871401002 (hbk.)
Research call number
  1. JFD 14-4918
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