L'evoluzione dell'animale umano
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Tradotto da: Simonetta Frediani
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Gli uomini sono diversi dagli animali, ma allo stesso tempo sappiamo bene che sono animali. E dunque in cosa consiste questa differenza, per noi tanto importante? Per rispondere a questa domanda, il grande naturalista e premio Pulitzer Jared Diamond aveva scritto uno di quei libri che si ricordano a lungo: Il terzo scimpanzé. Ascesa e caduta del primate «Homo sapiens», che è diventato un classico, un capolavoro di chiarezza espositiva e di serietà metodologica e scientifica. L’evoluzione dell’animale umano riprende quel libro e lo ripropone a un pubblico giovane; è un concentrato di sole
250 pagine, scritte in un linguaggio perfettamente accessibile, che ripercorre le ricerche del libro originale, le aggiorna ai dati degli ultimi anni e le rende immediatamente comprensibili anche a chi sia completamente digiuno di conoscenze scientifiche. Un’occasione d’oro per capire a fondo chi siamo e scoprire il nostro posto all’interno del mondo naturale.
- ISBN: 8833928780
- Casa Editrice: Bollati Boringhieri
- Pagine: 256
- Data di uscita: 16-03-2017
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A confrontation with the often forgotten stations of incarnation. The author tackles a variety of topics in his first work and shows similarities with human norms in the animal kingdom in state formation, social and sexual behavior, drug use and rudimentary agriculture by using evolutionary developme Leggi tutto
Original review: The audience called for an encore and Jared obliged. The rewind was not as much fun. Update: The Homosexual Chimpanzee? However, this book has some great explanations on human sexuality but does not address one which I was not able to find a satisfactory explanation for, evolutionarily Leggi tutto
If you've read Guns, Germs and Steel or Collapse you know what to expect from Jared Diamond- a blizzard of fascinating facts, insights and theories that will spark tens of conversations among your like minded friends and colleagues. Diamond is a master of spinning hard fact and intriguing theory into Leggi tutto
This is a wonderful book by a great author. In fact, I prefer this book to the other books that I've read by Jared Diamond. It is entertaining, informative, and every page is interesting. The book covers a vast range of topics, such as how are humans qualitatively different from other animals, why d Leggi tutto
Funny that I read this book in Mexico, a country where more people believe in creation than evolution. For the record, I think we evolved from apes. For the record, that doesn't bother me in the least. I am going to do two things, first, I will talk about what I learned from this book, secondly I am Leggi tutto
Diamond packs a lot of interesting information into this book & it flows well, but it's old (1992) so a lot of his information is outdated. Worse, his conclusions shouldn't be trusted. In several cases, I knew enough about the subject to catch him completely misunderstanding it & making his points b Leggi tutto
Having been on a evolutionary biology and history trip of late, I couldn't resist revisiting this 1991 classic by Jared Diamond. It is a good introduction to his favorite subjects that get fuller treatment in Guns, Germs & Steel and Collapse . Part One (Just Another Species of Big Mammal) focuses on Leggi tutto
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