Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge by Edward O. Wilson

Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge 

by Edward O. Wilson  

One of our greatest scientistsand the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for On Human Nature and The Antsgives us a work of visionary importance that may be the crowning achievement of his career. In Consilience (a word that originally meant "jumping together"), Edward O. Wilson renews the Enlightenment's search for a unified theory of knowledge in disciplines that range from physics to biology, the social sciences and the humanities.

Using the natural sciences as his model, Wilson forges dramatic links between fields. He explores the chemistry of the mind and the genetic bases of culture. He postulates the biological principles underlying works of art from cave-drawings to Lolita. Presenting the latest findings in prose of wonderful clarity and oratorical eloquence, and synthesizing it into a dazzling whole, 

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Good condition. The outside of the book shows some wear

Edition: 1999

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