The Meaning of Human Existence by Wilson, Edward O.
The Meaning of Human Existence by Wilson, Edward O.

The Meaning of Human Existence

In The Meaning of Human Existence, his most philosophical work to date, Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O....
$63.28 AUD
$63.28 AUD
SKU: 9780871401007
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 0 left in stock
Author: Edward O. Wilson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: $63.28
10 customers are viewing this product
The Meaning of Human Existence by Wilson, Edward O.

The Meaning of Human Existence

$63.28
The Meaning of Human Existence by Wilson, Edward O.

The Meaning of Human Existence

$63.28
Author: Edward O. Wilson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
In The Meaning of Human Existence, his most philosophical work to date, Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson grapples with these and other existential questions, examining what makes human beings supremely different from all other species. Searching for meaning in what Nietzsche once called the rainbow colors around the outer edges of knowledge and imagination, Wilson takes his readers on a journey, in the process bridging science and philosophy to create a twenty-first-century treatise on human existence--from our earliest inception to a provocative look at what the future of mankind portends.

Continuing his groundbreaking examination of our Anthropocene Epoch, which he began with The Social Conquest of Earth, described by the New York Times as a sweeping account of the human rise to domination of the biosphere, here Wilson posits that we, as a species, now know enough about the universe and ourselves that we can begin to approach questions about our place in the cosmos and the meaning of intelligent life in a systematic, indeed, in a testable way.

Once criticized for a purely mechanistic view of human life and an overreliance on genetic predetermination, Wilson presents in The Meaning of Human Existence his most expansive and advanced theories on the sovereignty of human life, recognizing that, even though the human and the spider evolved similarly, the poet's sonnet is wholly different from the spider's web. Whether attempting to explicate The Riddle of the Human Species, Free Will, or Religion; warning of The Collapse of Biodiversity; or even creating a plausible Portrait of E.T., Wilson does indeed believe that humanity holds a special position in the known universe.

The human epoch that began in biological evolution and passed into pre-, then recorded, history is now more than ever before in our hands. Yet alarmed that we are about to abandon natural selection by redesigning biology and human nature as we wish them, Wilson soberly concludes that advances in science and technology bring us our greatest moral dilemma since God stayed the hand of Abraham.



Author: Edward O. Wilson
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: 10/01/2014
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780871401007


Award: National Book Awards - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 05/15/2014 pg. 51
Publishers Weekly 06/30/2014
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2014
Library Journal 10/01/2014 pg. 88
Booklist 10/01/2014 pg. 10
BookPage 10/01/2014
Library Journal 05/15/2014

About the Author
Wilson, Edward O.: - Edward O. Wilson is the author of more than thirty books, including Anthill, Letters to a Young Scientist, and The Conquest of Nature. The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, Wilson is a professor emeritus at Harvard University and lives with his wife in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
$63.28 AUD
$63.28 AUD
Example product title
$63.28 AUD
$63.28 AUD
Example product title
$63.28 AUD
$63.28 AUD
Example product title
$63.28 AUD
$63.28 AUD
Example product title
$63.28 AUD
$63.28 AUD
Example product title
$63.28 AUD
$63.28 AUD
Example product title
$63.28 AUD
$63.28 AUD
Example product title
$63.28 AUD
$63.28 AUD
Example product title
$63.28 AUD
$63.28 AUD
Example product title
$63.28 AUD
$63.28 AUD

Recently Viewed Products