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Zustand: NEW. 288, . 240x159mm. HB. NEW. . From the human being to the octopus, the shark to the humble sea squirt, all animals are physical beings made up entirely of cells. And yet they can think, to varying degrees. How did this come to be? How did a mind first grow from the matter that is the body? And at what stage did that clump of cells become a 'self'? In Metazoa, Peter Godfrey-Smith, author of the bestselling Other Minds looks beyond the octopus to the complexity of the whole animal kingdom, exploring the origins of consciousness and grappling with the greatest mystery of evolution. Metazoa (the biological term encompassing all animals), covers, with various degrees of detail, the main stages in animal evolution: the long period of life before animals, the enigmatic period known as the Ediacaran, in which the first animal fossils were laid down, then the Cambrian, the period that rapidly gave rise to most of the familiar animal forms. Then, in a few distinct evolutionary lines, the appearance of bodies with a set of unusual capacities: bodies with eyes and other senses that can track objects in space, bodies that can freely move and bodies with tools for the manipulation of objects. And the bringing together of these capacities would have pivotal consequences for the evolution of the brain and hence the evolution of consciousness. There is much to marvel at in the natural world. But take a moment to wonder at the fact that we can marvel at all. [9780008321192].…

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Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnAn ascetic and failed priest, a stoic, father of the nation, prime minister and first national hero of Belize, George Price remains one of the most enigmatic leaders of the 20th century. In this even-handed and revealing authorize.

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LEGATURA EDITORIALE. Zustand: NUOVO. Nelle terse acque della Shark Bay, nell'Australia Occidentale, si può scorgere la più vasta formazione al mondo di stromatoliti, strutture simili a «funghi acquatici sovradimensionati», fittamente interconnessi, che danno luogo a un affascinante «paesaggio irregolare di increspature e canali». A costituirli sono in parte cianobatteri, protagonisti del momento chiave nella storia della vita sulla Terra: a questi «minuscoli esseri dall'aspetto ordinario» si deve infatti, circa tre miliardi di anni fa, la «scoperta» di una forma peculiare di fotosintesi ossigenica, che ha innescato un'inedita, fantasmagorica esplosione di biodiversità, una sequenza di coevoluzioni tra piante e animali. Ne sono derivati una drastica trasformazione delle terre emerse e una tumultuosa «parata di organismi nuovi», un intrico di «corpi, menti e modi di vivere» mai visti prima. In questo terzo pannello dopo Altre menti e Metazoa di un'ideale trilogia, il «filosofo subacqueo» Godfrey-Smith con un radicale mutamento di prospettiva inquadra la mente animale non più solo come prodotto del processo evolutivo, ma come sua causa. E in particolare quella di Homo, all'origine delle più significative alterazioni ambientali l'esaurimento delle risorse, il riscaldamento globale, la degradazione degli habitat, le minacce alla biodiversità, che per Godfrey-Smith è fondamentale ricondurre alla loro matrice materialistica, ovvero biologica. Solo identificandoci coi processi che caratterizzano la vita sulla Terra potremo avvertire sino in fondo il senso di responsabilità che grava sulla nostra specie, inevitabile controcanto ai privilegi derivanti dagli «aggrovigliati splendori della coscienza umana». Pagg. 393, brossura.…

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Zustand: Bien. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Bien. Essays "Passages: Alice Aycock on Dennis Oppenheim," by Alice Aycock; "Books: Martin Jay on Avital Ronell's 'Fight Theory,'" by Martin Jay; "Media: J. Hoberman on Ernie Kovacs," by J. Hoberman; "Film: Tony Pipolo on Lu Chuan's 'City of Life and Death,'" by Tony Pipolo; "Music: Huey Copeland on Alicia Hall Moran," by Huey Copeland; "News: Martin Herbert on Artangel's Twentieth Anniversary," by Martin Herbert; "Top Ten," by Hilary Lloyd; "Summer 2011 Exhibitions: 50 Shows Worldwide"; "Summer 2011 Exhibitions: Joan Kee on Lee Ufan," by Joan Kee; "From the Vault: David J. Roxburgh on 'Gifts of the Sultan,'" by David J. Roxburgh; "News: Michelle Kuo talks with curator Bice Curiger about the upcoming 54th Venice Biennale"; "Open Secret: The Work of Art Between Disclosure and Redaction," by Pamela M. Lee; "Into Thin Air: The Merging of Architecture and the Environment," by Michael Wang; "The Re-enchantment of the world: Pino Pascali's Late Works," by Mark Godfrey; "Close-Up: Potential Energy: Ina Blom on Cerith Wyn Evans's S=U=P=E=R=S=T=R=U=C=T=U=R=E ("Trace me back to some loud, shallow, chill, underlying motive's overspill.")," by Ina Blom; "Funny Games: An Interview with John Smith," by Stuart Comer; "1000 Words: Charles Atlas and Mika Tajima," by Suzanne Hudson "The Ultimate Ken Jacobs," by P. Adams Sitney; "Openings: José Antonio Vega Macotela," by Chus Martínez. Reviews by Martin Herbert, Rachel Haidu, Tim Griffin, Ara H. Merjian, Suzanne Herbert, Robert Pincus-Witten, Jeffrey Kastner, Frances Richard, Johanna Burton, Joshua Decter, David Frankel, David Velasco, Alexander Scrimgeour, Donald Kuspit, Eva Díaz, Michael Wilson, Brian Sholis, Emily Hall, Alan Gilbert, Lauren O'Neill-Butler, Nuit Banai, Matthew Biro, Michelle Grabner, Ivy Cooper, Nick Stillman, Gwen Allen, Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Michael Ned Holte, Catherine Taft, Gilda Williams, Barry Schwabsky, Anthony Byrt, Lillian Davies, Claire Moulène, Jurriaan Benschop, Astrid Wege, Ida Panicelli, Filippo Romeo, Brigitte Huck, Markéta Stará, Olivier Mignon, Ronald Jones, Pablo Llorca, Martí Peran, Adriano Pedrosa, Zehra Jumabhoy, Julia Friedman. Cover: Trevor Paglen.…

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Zustand: Muy bien. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Muy bien. Essays "Passages: Alice Aycock on Dennis Oppenheim," by Alice Aycock; "Books: Martin Jay on Avital Ronell's 'Fight Theory,'" by Martin Jay; "Media: J. Hoberman on Ernie Kovacs," by J. Hoberman; "Film: Tony Pipolo on Lu Chuan's 'City of Life and Death,'" by Tony Pipolo; "Music: Huey Copeland on Alicia Hall Moran," by Huey Copeland; "News: Martin Herbert on Artangel's Twentieth Anniversary," by Martin Herbert; "Top Ten," by Hilary Lloyd; "Summer 2011 Exhibitions: 50 Shows Worldwide"; "Summer 2011 Exhibitions: Joan Kee on Lee Ufan," by Joan Kee; "From the Vault: David J. Roxburgh on 'Gifts of the Sultan,'" by David J. Roxburgh; "News: Michelle Kuo talks with curator Bice Curiger about the upcoming 54th Venice Biennale"; "Open Secret: The Work of Art Between Disclosure and Redaction," by Pamela M. Lee; "Into Thin Air: The Merging of Architecture and the Environment," by Michael Wang; "The Re-enchantment of the world: Pino Pascali's Late Works," by Mark Godfrey; "Close-Up: Potential Energy: Ina Blom on Cerith Wyn Evans's S=U=P=E=R=S=T=R=U=C=T=U=R=E ("Trace me back to some loud, shallow, chill, underlying motive's overspill.")," by Ina Blom; "Funny Games: An Interview with John Smith," by Stuart Comer; "1000 Words: Charles Atlas and Mika Tajima," by Suzanne Hudson "The Ultimate Ken Jacobs," by P. Adams Sitney; "Openings: José Antonio Vega Macotela," by Chus Martínez. Reviews by Martin Herbert, Rachel Haidu, Tim Griffin, Ara H. Merjian, Suzanne Herbert, Robert Pincus-Witten, Jeffrey Kastner, Frances Richard, Johanna Burton, Joshua Decter, David Frankel, David Velasco, Alexander Scrimgeour, Donald Kuspit, Eva Díaz, Michael Wilson, Brian Sholis, Emily Hall, Alan Gilbert, Lauren O'Neill-Butler, Nuit Banai, Matthew Biro, Michelle Grabner, Ivy Cooper, Nick Stillman, Gwen Allen, Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Michael Ned Holte, Catherine Taft, Gilda Williams, Barry Schwabsky, Anthony Byrt, Lillian Davies, Claire Moulène, Jurriaan Benschop, Astrid Wege, Ida Panicelli, Filippo Romeo, Brigitte Huck, Markéta Stará, Olivier Mignon, Ronald Jones, Pablo Llorca, Martí Peran, Adriano Pedrosa, Zehra Jumabhoy, Julia Friedman. Cover: Trevor Paglen.…