Evolutions : fifteen myths that explain our world
Preferred Shelf Number:
201.3 HAR
First Title value, for Searching:
Evolutions : fifteen myths that explain our world
First Author value, for Searching:
Harman, Oren Solomon, author.
ISBN:
9780374150709
9780374538415
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition
Physical Description:
242 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
Fate : the birth of the universe -- Hubris : the creation of the solar system -- Motherhood : the earth and the moon -- Immortality : life comes to the planet -- Love : the web of life -- Freedom : symbiosis -- Death : sex -- Pride: the origins of multi-cellularity -- Jealousy : the invention of the eye -- Curiosity : on to land -- Solitude : into the air -- Sacrifice : return to the sea -- Memory : the beginnings of consciousness -- Truth : language is born -- Revenge : tricks of the mind.
Abstract:
"An artful exploration of how the language of science has replaced old mythologies" -- Provided by publisher.
