Edition |
1st Vintage Books ed. |
Description |
xv, 303 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-292) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction: A mystery to ourselves -- Science triumphant, almost -- The ascent of man : a riddle in two parts -- The limits of science 1 : the Quixotic universe -- The (evolutionary) 'reason for everything' : certainty -- The (evolutionary) 'r |
Summary |
Describes how in the recent past science has come face-to-face with two seemingly unanswerable questions concerning the nature of genetic inheritance and the workings of the brain-- questions that suggest there is, after all, "more than we can k |
Subject |
Genes.
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Brain.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Human beings.
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ISBN |
9781400030545 |
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1400030544 |
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