Sentido de la Existencia Humana, El (Paperback)

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 St.CroixSue

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 LGCullens

Douglas Adams said, "The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything is 42." :-) Of course the writing of Douglas Adams and Edward O. Wilson are worlds apart in intent. I found this book interesting and informative, though it necessitates careful reading to appreciate al...

from DLMorrese

In this series of essays, Edward O. Wilson sounds (at least to me) like an angry optimist. Humanity is impressive. We are the only species on Earth that can attempt to understand itself from anything resembling an objective perspective. We have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go....