What Makes Biology Unique?
Ernst Mayr
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What Makes Biology Unique?
by Ernst Mayr
Published
April 16, 2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
246
ISBN-13
9780521700344
ISBN-10
0521700345
Description
A collection of revised, collected, and new essays written by Ernst Mayr in time for his 100th birthday. Mayr, the most eminent evolutionary biologist of the past century, explores biology as an autonomous science, offers insights on the history of evolutionary thought, critiques the contributions of philosophy to the science of biology, and comments on several of the major ongoing issues in evolutionary theory. Notably, he explains that Darwin's theory of evolution is actually five separate theories, each with its own history, trajectory and impact. He points out that a number of the perennial Darwinian controversies may well have been caused by the confounding of the five separate theories into a single composite. Those interested in evolutionary theory, or the philosophy and history of science will find useful ideas in this book, which should appeal to virtually anyone with a broad curiosity about biology.
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This edition of What Makes Biology Unique? has approximately 246 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, What Makes Biology Unique? typically takes between 5h 8m and 3h 25m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 61,500 words and common reading speeds.
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The estimated word count for What Makes Biology Unique? is approximately 61,500 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of What Makes Biology Unique??
What Makes Biology Unique? was written by Ernst Mayr.
When was What Makes Biology Unique? published?
The publication date for this specific edition is April 16, 2007. The original work may have been published on a different date.