Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393338713ISBN-10:393338711UPC:9780393338713Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, HistoryBook Topic:TaxonomySize:9.00 x 5.50 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.6195Product ID:SC7B0HR3E0
Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science
Biologist Carol Kaesuk Yoon explores the historical tension between evolutionary biology and taxonomy. Carl Linnaeus struggled in the eighteenth century to define species in light of their mutability while still relying on intuitive, visual judgments. As taxonomy modernized, it moved into labs, yielding results counterintuitive to humanity s innate predisposition to order the world. By conceding...
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393338713ISBN-10:393338711UPC:9780393338713Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, HistoryBook Topic:TaxonomySize:9.00 x 5.50 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.6195Product ID:SC7B0HR3E0
Yoon, Carol Kaesuk: - Carol Kaesuk Yoon received her Ph.D. PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University and has been writing about biology for The New York Times since 1992. Her articles have also appeared in Science, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. Dr. Yoon has taught writing as a Visiting Scholar at Cornell University's John S. Knight Writing Program, working...
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