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How the leopard changed its spots : evolution of complexity

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  • "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."
  • "Do genes explain life? Can advances in evolutionary and molecular biology account for what we look like, how we behave, and why we die? This intervention into biological thinking argues that such genetic reductionism has limits. It shows how an understanding of the self-organizing patterns of networks is necessary for making sense of nature."

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  • "How the leopard changed its spots the evolution of complextiy"
  • "Der Leopard, der seine Flecken verliert : Evolution und Komplexität"
  • "How the leopard changed its spots : evolution of complexity"@en
  • "How the leopard changed its spots : evolution of complexity"
  • "How the leopard changed its spots"
  • "How the leopard changed its spots"@en
  • "Las manchas del leopardo la evolución de la complejidad"@es
  • "Las manchas del leopardo la evolución de la complejidad"
  • "How the leopard changed its spots : the evolution of complexy"
  • "How the leopard changed its spots : The evolution of complexity"
  • "How the leopard changed its spots : the evolution of complextiy"
  • "How the leopard changed its spots : the evolution of complexity"
  • "How the leopard changed its spots : the evolution of complexity"@en
  • "How the leopard changed its spots the evolution of complexity"
  • "How the leopard changed its spots the evolution of complexity"@en
  • "Las Manchas del leopardo : la evolución de la complejidad"
  • "Las manchas del leopardo : la evolución de la complejidad"@es

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