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- catalog abstract "The "leopard" in the title of How the Leopard Changed Its Spots is the science of biology, today poised for a massive change in its theoretical perspective. Here Brian Goodwin, described by colleagues as "the poet of theoretical biology," proposes an alternative to the modern synthesis of Darwinism and twentieth-century genetics. Goodwin rigorously and clearly demonstrates the flaws in the quasi-religious fervor with which Darwin's theory of natural selection is defended, and presents another, equally powerful engine for the origin and diversity of species. The consequences of this altered perspective are both scientific and metaphorical. The images of Darwinism that color so much of modern life - survival of the fittest, selfish genes, survival strategies, "a war of all against all"--Are incomplete, says Goodwin. If we regard organisms as more than survival machines, they take on an intrinsic value, with worth in and of themselves. Darwinism has shortchanged us, scientifically and ethically, for more than a century. This book demonstrates that organisms are every bit as cooperative as they are competitive, as altruistic as they are selfish, as creative and playful as they are destructive and repetitive. Erudite, dazzling, and elegantly written, at once a brilliant application of the laws of physics to the study of life, an exposition of the powerful force - not Darwinian selection - that shapes life on earth, and a meditation on the evolution of complex forms, it is certain to be the science book of the year.".
- catalog contributor b6781889.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-243) and index.".
- catalog description "The "leopard" in the title of How the Leopard Changed Its Spots is the science of biology, today poised for a massive change in its theoretical perspective. Here Brian Goodwin, described by colleagues as "the poet of theoretical biology," proposes an alternative to the modern synthesis of Darwinism and twentieth-century genetics. Goodwin rigorously and clearly demonstrates the flaws in the quasi-religious fervor with which Darwin's theory of natural selection is defended, and presents another, equally powerful engine for the origin and diversity of species. The consequences of this altered perspective are both scientific and metaphorical. The images of Darwinism that color so much of modern life - survival of the fittest, selfish genes, survival strategies, "a war of all against all"--Are incomplete, says Goodwin. If we regard organisms as more than survival machines, they take on an intrinsic value, with worth in and of themselves. Darwinism has shortchanged us, scientifically and ethically, for more than a century. This book demonstrates that organisms are every bit as cooperative as they are competitive, as altruistic as they are selfish, as creative and playful as they are destructive and repetitive. Erudite, dazzling, and elegantly written, at once a brilliant application of the laws of physics to the study of life, an exposition of the powerful force - not Darwinian selection - that shapes life on earth, and a meditation on the evolution of complex forms, it is certain to be the science book of the year.".
- catalog description "Whatever happened to organisms? -- How the leopard got its spots -- Life, the excitable medium -- Living form in the making -- The evolution of generic forms -- New directions, new metaphors -- A science of qualities.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 252 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "How the leopard changed its spots.".
- catalog identifier "0025447106".
- catalog isFormatOf "How the leopard changed its spots.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : C. Scribner's Sons,".
- catalog relation "How the leopard changed its spots.".
- catalog subject "575 20".
- catalog subject "Biology.".
- catalog subject "Cybernetics.".
- catalog subject "Evolution (Biology)".
- catalog subject "Evolution.".
- catalog subject "Morphology.".
- catalog subject "QH 366.2 G656h 1994".
- catalog subject "QH366.2 .G655 1994".
- catalog subject "Self-organizing systems.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Whatever happened to organisms? -- How the leopard got its spots -- Life, the excitable medium -- Living form in the making -- The evolution of generic forms -- New directions, new metaphors -- A science of qualities.".
- catalog title "How the leopard changed its spots : the evolution of complexity / Brian Goodwin.".
- catalog type "text".