Monkey in the Mirror Essays on the Science of What Makes Us Human

Name: Monkey in the Mirror Essays on the Science of What Makes Us Human
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ISBN: 9780156027069

ISBN-10: 0156027062

ISBN-13: 9780156027069

Edition: 2002

Authors: Ian Tattersall

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Ian Tattersall is widely regarded as one of the rare eminent scientists who is also a graceful and engaging writer. In this extraordinary new work he attempts to answer the most controversial questions on human origins: What makes us so different? How did we get this way? How do we know? Guiding readers around the world and far into the past, Tattersall examines and explores evolutionary theory, a science based not on a finite set of conclusions drawn from overwhelming evidence, but rather our evolving effort to make sense out of a handful of incomplete fossil remains. Brimming with delightful stories and scientific wisdom, this exquisite book offers fresh insight into the fundamental…

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List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 1/7/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 0.528
Language: English



Preface



What's So Special about Science?



Evolution: Why So Misunderstood?



The Monkey in the Mirror



Human Evolution and the Art of Climbing Trees



The Enigmatic Neanderthals



How Did We Achieve Humanity?



Written in Our Genes?



Where Now?


Index