he has made landmark scientific discoveries and has a writing style to die for. Atlanta Journal and Constitution Edward O. The New York Times As elegant in its prose as it is rich in its ideas. a program of unrivalled ambition: to unify all the major branches of knowledge-sociology, economics, the arts and religion-under the banner of science. The Wall Street Journal An original work of synthesis.
Review Quotes A dazzling journey across the sciences and humanities in search of deep laws to unite them. Presenting the latest findings in prose of wonderful clarity and oratorical eloquence, and synthesizing it into a dazzling whole, Consilience is science in the path-clearing traditions of Newton, Einstein, and Richard Feynman. He postulates the biological principles underlying works of art from cave-drawings to Lolita. He explores the chemistry of the mind and the genetic bases of culture. Using the natural sciences as his model, Wilson forges dramatic links between fields. Wilson renews the Enlightenments search for a unified theory of knowledge in disciplines that range from physics to biology, the social sciences and the humanities. In Consilience (a word that originally meant jumping together), Edward O. The Wall Street Journal One of our greatest scientists-and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for On Human Nature and The Ants-gives us a work of visionary importance that may be the crowning achievement of his career. Book Synopsis NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A dazzling journey across the sciences and humanities in search of deep laws to unite them. A dazzling journey across the sciences and humanities in search of deep laws to unite them.-The Wall Street Journal. OL18613809W Page_number_confidence 92.60 Pages 394 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.15 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210831162032 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 421 Scandate 20210828143644 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780393071191 Tts_version 4.About the Book Presenting the latest findings in prose of wonderful clarity and oratorical eloquence, and synthesizing it into a dazzling whole, Consilience is science in the path-clearing tradition of Newton, Einstein, and Richard Feynman. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 11:07:38 Boxid IA40227924 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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