From Gaia to selfish genes : selected writings in the life sciences
From Gaia to selfish genes : selected writings in the life sciences
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从盖亚到自私基因：生命科学著作选
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1991
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C. Barlow
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《从盖亚到自私的基因》是一部不同类型的选集。生动的摘录流行著作的领先理论家在生命科学融合在一个无缝的介绍争议和大胆的想法，推动当代生物学研究。选择跨越尺度从生物圈到细胞和DNA，从全球生态学到行为和遗传学的学科，也揭示了生物学和哲学之间的联系。它们让读者陷入关于遗传与环境、竞争与合作、随机性与决定论以及个性意义的争论中。《从盖亚到自私的基因》传达了当前科学理论的技术和概念根源，从詹姆斯·洛夫洛克和林恩的行星观点开始。马古利斯以理查德·道金斯和E. 0.威尔逊对比鲜明的世界观，加上摘录的批评者的每一个理论，鼓励读者检查自己的预设。除了科学家的描绘盖亚假说，共生在细胞进化，层次理论，系统理论，博弈论，社会生物学，和自私的基因，文本是丰富的自传段落和传记。通过展示人类研究的一面，从盖亚到自私的基因揭示了社会背景和相互作用，包括科学奋进的动机和认知风格的范围。由林恩·马古利斯、约翰·梅纳德·史密斯、W.福特杜利特尔和其他人强调了这种多样性的重要性。康妮巴洛是一位科学作家，目前住在纽约市。这些科学家包括：罗伯特阿克塞尔罗德。Richard D.亚历山大。路德维希·冯·贝塔朗菲。利奥·W巴斯弗朗西斯克里克。理查德·道金斯W.福特杜利特尔。道格拉斯霍夫施塔特。朱利安·赫胥黎利昂·J·卡明。菲利普·基彻Richard C.卢万廷詹姆斯·洛夫洛克林恩马古利斯。阿什利蒙塔古。莱斯利·奥格尔史蒂文·罗斯。卡门·萨皮恩扎约翰·梅纳德·史密斯刘易斯托马斯。杰拉尔德温伯格。E. 0.威尔逊罗伯特·赖特科学作家包括：劳伦斯·约瑟夫。亚瑟·凯斯勒。弗朗西丝卡莱曼。珍妮·麦克德莫特理查德·莫纳斯特斯基多里安·萨根。
From Gaia to Selfish Genes is a different kind of anthology. Lively excerpts from the popular writings of leading theorists in the life sciences blend in a seamless presentation of the controversies and bold ideas driving contemporary biological research. Selections span scales from the biosphere to the cell and DNA, and disciplines from global ecology to behavior and genetics, and also reveals the links between biology and philosophy. They plunge the reader into debates about heredity and environment, competition and cooperation, randomness and determinism, and the meaning of individuality.From Gaia to Selfish Genes conveys the technical and conceptual roots of current scientific theories beginning with the planetary perspective of James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis and concluding with the reductionist views of Richard Dawkins and E. 0. Wilson. The contrasting worldviews, coupled with excerpts drawn from critics of each theory, encourage readers to examine their own presuppositions.In addition to the scientists' portrayal of the Gaia hypothesis, symbiosis in cell evolution, hierarchy theory, systems theory, game theory, sociobiology, and the selfish gene, the text is rich in autobiographical passages and biographies. By presenting the human side of research, From Gaia to Selfish Genes reveals the social context and interactions, the motivations and range of cognitive styles that comprise the scientific endeavor. Concluding essays written expressly for this book by Lynn Margulis, John Maynard Smith, W. Ford Doolittle, and others underscore the importance of such diversity.Connie Barlow is a science writer currently living in New York City.The scientists include: Robert Axelrod. Richard D. Alexander. Ludwig von Bertalanffy. Leo W. Buss. Francis Crick. Richard Dawkins. W. Ford Doolittle. Douglas Hofstadter. Julian Huxley. Leon J. Kamin. Philip Kitcher. Richard C. Lewontin. James Lovelock. Lynn Margulis. Ashley Montagu. Leslie Orgel. Steven Rose. Carmen Sapienza. John Maynard Smith. Lewis Thomas. Gerald Weinberg. E. 0. Wilson. Robert Wright. The science writers include: Lawrence Joseph. Arthur Koestler. Francesca Lyman. Jeanne McDermott. Richard Monastersky. Dorion Sagan.