The Panda’s Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History

Author: Stephen Jay Gould

Il pollice del panda raccoglie alcuni dei più importanti brani scritti da Stephen Jay Gould sulla storia naturale e le teorie evoluzionistiche. Con il suo stile consueto, diretto e arguto, Gould spazia tra gli aspetti più disparati della storia naturale: dalla teoria dell’evoluzione di Darwin all’anatomia comparata, dall’evoluzione della razza umana a diverse teorie scient….Read More

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