The Meaning of Human Existence (Audiobook)

from msbaba

"The Meaning of Human Existence," by Edward O. Wilson, is an extraordinary book: audacious, illuminating, and in the end, oddly comforting. How could it not be with a subject and title so outrageously brazen? Written by one of the most honored and preeminent living biologist, and at the pinnacle ...

from StaffReads

Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson grapples with philosophical and anthropological questions, examining what makes human beings different from all other species and how we got to where we are today. He also discusses the dilemma of technology and abandoning natural selection. This is a bril...

from JBD1

I'll very happily read just about anything E.O. Wilson publishes, and this latest book is no exception. While there isn't all that much new or groundbreaking here if you're familiar with Wilson's previous works, The Meaning of Human Existence does compress some of his recent arguments (from The S...

from Niecierpek

In this crossover of philosophy and science, Wilson says to humanity, Know thyself, and thou shalt survive. Know that some of your behaviours are inborn, your propensity for religion is hard-wired albeit irrational, know that the Earth is the only habitable planet for you. The behaviours that gui...

from Tatoosh

In this superb book, Wilson attempts to trace the evolution of life, determine why we are the only species that possesses consciousness and predict the future of human development. On top of that, he draws conclusions regarding the likelihood of sentient life elsewhere in the universe and the mor...