18 books like L'Évolution créatrice

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Origin of Species Charles Darwin · 2017 · ★ 4.0 · 394p · ≈ 13h · Moderate It took Charles Darwin more than twenty years to publish this book, in part because he realized that it would ignite a firestorm of controversy. On the Origin of Species first appeared in 1859, and it remains a continuing source of conflict to this day. Even among those who reject its ideas, however, the work's impact is undeniable. In science, philosophy, and theology, this is a book that… Shares: Évolution, Science, Philosophy

The Dragons of Eden Carl Sagan · 1977 · ★ 4.2 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Presents an overview of human evolution and discusses human and animal intelligence, the mechanisms of the brain, memory, sleep, myths and legends about evolution, and the possibility of intelligent extraterrestrial life. Shares: Evolutie, Evolution, Science

Prolegomena Immanuel Kant · 1883 · ★ 4.1 · 301p · ≈ 10h · Challenging "Kant is the central figure of modern philosophy. He sought to rebuild philosophy from the ground up, and he succeeded in permanently changing its problems and methods. This new, revised edition of the Prolegomena, which is the best introduction to the theoretical side of his philosophy, presents his thought clearly by paying careful attention to his original language. Also included are… Shares: Métaphysique, Metaphysics, Science, Philosophy

The diversity of green plants Peter Robert Bell · 1968 · 371p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "Green Plants is a totally revised edition of the earlier Diversity of Green Plants by P. R. Bell and C. L. F. Woodcock. The revisions document the latest information on the most exciting advances in the relevant areas of botanical science."--BOOK JACKET. "The central theme of this book is the remarkable diversity of forms evolution has fashioned in geological time from the carbon continually… Shares: Évolution, Evolution, Science

Mendel's principles of heredity William Bateson · 1902 · 446p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Bateson named the science "genetics" in 1905-1906. This is the first textbook in English on the subject of genetics. Shares: Biological Evolution, Evolution, Science

Lay sermons, addresses, and reviews Thomas Henry Huxley · 1870 · 378p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Which describes some of the things which were said by Charles Darwin. Author became known as 'Darwin's bulldog' because of his forceful and energetic support for Darwin's theory, especially at the notorious British Association meeting in Oxford in 1860. In fact, Huxley had some reservations about aspects of the theory, especially the element of gradual, continuous progress, but in public he was… Shares: Evolution, Science, Philosophy

Gaia James Lovelock · 1979 · ★ 4.1 · 173p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Uiteenzetting van de theorie dat de aarde, zee en atmosfeer één groot organisme zijn dat zichzelf door een feedback-mechanisme in stand houdt, en een beoordeling van de huidige 'gezondheidstoestand' van het mechanisme. Shares: Evolution, Science, Philosophy

Climbing Mount Improbable Richard Dawkins · 1996 · ★ 4.1 · 340p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In this book, Richard Dawkins urges us to put aside superstitions and wake up to a universe far more wondrous than those in any myths, by describing the difference between accident and design in evolution. Shares: Biological Evolution, Evolution, Science

The flamingo's smile Stephen Jay Gould · 1985 · ★ 4.2 · 476p · ≈ 15h · Moderate "THE FLAMINGO'S SMILE is about history," writes the author in this volume of essays, "...and about what it means to say that life is the product of a contingent past, not the inevitable and predictable result of simple, timeless laws of nature. Quirkiness and meaning are my two not-so-contradictory themes." Flamingos that feed upside down; flowers and snails that change from male to female; the… Shares: Evolutie, Evolution, Science

Meine Weltansicht Erwin Schrödinger · 1951 · ★ 3.8 · 109p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares: Metaphysics, Science, Philosophy

First principles Herbert Spencer · 1860 · 550p · ≈ 18h · Challenging Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher, biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist of the Victorian era. Spencer developed an all-embracing conception of evolution as the progressive development of the physical world, biological organisms, the human mind, and human culture and societies. As a polymath, he contributed to a wide range of subjects,… Shares: Biological Evolution, Evolution, Philosophy

The Problems of Philosophy Bertrand Russell · 1900 · ★ 3.9 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Challenging In the following pages I have confined myself in the main to those problems of philosophy in regard to which I thought it possible to say something positive and constructive, since merely negative criticism seemed out of place. For this reason, theory of knowledge occupies a larger space than metaphysics in the present volume, and some topics much discussed by philosophers are treated very… Shares: Métaphysique, Metaphysics, Philosophy

De la causa Giordano Bruno · 1889 · 177p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Giordano Bruno's notorious public death in 1600, at the hands of the Inquisition in Rome, marked the transition from Renaissance philosophy to the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century. In his philosophical works he addressed such delicate issues as the role of Christ as mediator and the distinction, in human beings, between soul and matter. This volume presents new translations of… Shares: Métaphysique, Metaphysics, Philosophy

The Evolution of Man Ernst Haeckel · 1876 · 276p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Ernst Haeckel's The Evolution of Man is a bold, richly illustrated exploration of human origins that joins embryology, comparative anatomy, and evolutionary theory in a single sweeping argument. From the fertilized ovum through cleavage, gastrulation, and the formation of the vertebrate body, the book traces development as a living record of ancestry, linking humanity to the broader animal… Shares: Biological Evolution, Evolution, Science

On the origin of species by means of natural selection Charles Darwin · 1859 · ★ 4.0 · 452p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Charles Darwin's seminal work laying the foundations for the principles of evolutionary biology via natural selection, based on evidence that he collected during his expedition on HMS Beagle in the 1830s. Shares: Biological Evolution, Evolution, Science

The common sense of science Jacob Bronowski · 1951 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Discusses science as a characteristic part of human activity and as an effort to render the world predictable. Shares: Science, Philosophy

Stitches Anne Lamott · 2013 · ★ 4.0 · 112p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Lamott explores how we find meaning and peace when life lurches out of balance; where we start again after personal and public devastation; how we recapture wholeness after loss; and how we locate our true identities in this frazzled age. We begin, Lamott says, by collecting the ripped shreds of our emotional and spiritual fabric and sewing them back together, one stitch at a time. Shares: Life, Religious aspects

The reapers are the angels Alden Bell · 2010 · ★ 4.2 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Zombies have infested a fallen America. A young girl named Temple is on the run. Haunted by her past and pursued by a killer, Temple is surrounded by death and danger, hoping to be set free. For twenty-five years, civilization has survived in meager enclaves, guarded against a plague of the dead. Temple wanders this blighted landscape, keeping to herself and keeping her demons inside her heart.… Shares: Life, Philosophy

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