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Darwin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge

By: Henry Plotkin

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Darwin Machines and the Nature of Knowledge

By: Henry Plotkin

Learn and survive. Behind this simple equation lies a revolution in the study of knowledge, which has left the halls of philosophy for the labs of science. This book offers a cogent account of what such a move does to our understanding of the nature of learning, rationality, and intelligence. Bringing together evolutionary biology, psychology, and philosophy, Henry Plotkin presents a new science of knowledge, one that traces an unbreakable link between instinct and our ability to know. Contrary to the modern liberal idea that knowledge is something derived from experience, this science shows us that what we know is what our nature allows us to know, what our instincts tell us we must know. Since our ability to know our world depends primarily on what we call intelligence, intelligence must be understood as an extension of instinct. Drawing on contemporary evolutionary theory, especially notions of hierarchical structure and universal Darwinism, Plotkin tells us that the capacity for knowledge, which is what makes us human, is deeply rooted in our biology and, in a special sense, is shared by all living things. This leads to a discussion of animal and human intelligence as well as an appraisal of what an instinct-based capacity for knowledge might mean to our understanding of language, reasoning, emotion, and culture. The result is nothing less than a three-dimensional theory of our nature, in which all knowledge is adaptation and all adaptation is a specific form of knowledge.

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Harvard University Press

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0674192818

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Evolutionary Worlds Without End

By: Henry C. Plotkin

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Evolutionary Worlds Without End

By: Henry C. Plotkin

In Evolutionary Worlds without end, Henry Plotkin considers whether there is any general theory in biology, including the social sciences, that is in any way equivalent to the general theories of physics. He starts by examining Ernest Rutherford's dictum as to what science is. In the later chapters he considers the possibility, within an historical framework, of a general theory being based upon selection processes. --

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0199544956

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Necessary Knowledge

By: Henry Plotkin

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Necessary Knowledge

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198568282

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The Imagined World Made Real

Towards a Natural Science of Culture

By: Henry C. Plotkin

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The Imagined World Made Real

Towards a Natural Science of Culture

By: Henry C. Plotkin

The Imagined World Made Real changes this by showing how a grasp of human evolution extends the reach of science. Henry Plotkin recognizes that at the heart of human culture are social constructs, such as justice and money, and that collective beliefs, values, and actions are essential to their formation and maintenance. Only when these constructs are integrated into an accepted biological framework will there be a true synthesis between the social and natural sciences.

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Rutgers University Press

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081353268X

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Evolutionary Worlds Without End

By: Henry C. Plotkin

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By: Henry C. Plotkin

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Necessary Knowledge

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Evolution in Mind

An Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology

By: Henry Plotkin

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Evolution in Mind

An Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology

By: Henry Plotkin

From the nature-nurture question which has occupied philosophers and scientists for thousands of years to the most recent debates about how the mind is structured, Plotkin looks at what it means to be human from an evolutionist's perspective.

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Thirteen Months a Year

By: Henry Rex Greene

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Thirteen Months a Year

By: Henry Rex Greene

In Thirteen Months a Year, the second book of his fictional trilogy, real-life doctor Henry Rex Greene revisits two married physicians, Max and Jan King, as they start their internship at L.A. County Hospital in 1969. For the next year, their jobs and personal lives working in the busiest hospital in the country are highly stressed. Max is an anti-war activist who was lucky to graduate med school, while Jan was nearly the class valedictorian. Despite his lack of educational prowess, Dr. Max King is driven to make the world a better place. He believes it’s his duty to fight against the system. This stunning medical novel weaves the lives of these young doctors and their patients into the moral ethics and radicalism of the ‘70s era in a believable fashion. And when patients are dying due to a monumental hospital screw up, Max is there to lead the charge against the bigwigs. Can this couple survive the wrath of the hospital administration? Can their marriage survive? Or are all their efforts doomed in failure? Activism is alive and well in this powerful medical series.

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1681819074

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Exposing the Third Reich

Colonel Truman Smith in Hitler’s Germany

By: Henry G. Gole

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Exposing the Third Reich

Colonel Truman Smith in Hitler’s Germany

By: Henry G. Gole

As World War II recedes from living memory, there remain untold stories of important behind-the-scenes operatives who provided vital support to the leaders celebrated in historical accounts. Colonel Truman Smith is one of the most compelling figures from this period, but there has never been a biography of this important and controversial man. In Exposing the Third Reich, Henry G. Gole tells this soldier's story for the first time. An American aristocrat from a prominent New England family, Smith was first assigned to Germany in 1919 during the Allied occupation and soon became known as a regional expert. During his second assignment in the country as a military attaché in 1935, he arranged for his good friend Charles Lindbergh to inspect the Luftwaffe. The Germans were delighted to have the famous aviator view their planes, enabling Smith to gather key intelligence about their air capability. His savvy cultivation of relationships rendered him invaluable throughout his service, particularly as an aide to General George C. Marshall; however, the colonel's friendliness with Germany also aroused suspicion that he was a Nazi sympathizer. Gole demonstrates that, far from condoning Hitler, Smith was among the first to raise the alarm: he predicted many of the Nazis' moves years in advance and feared that the international community would not act quickly enough. Featuring many firsthand observations of the critical changes in Germany between the world wars, this biography presents an indispensable look both at a fascinating figure and at the nuances of the interwar years.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813141788

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9780813141787

A Primer of Ecology with R

By: M. Henry Stevens

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A Primer of Ecology with R

By: M. Henry Stevens

Provides simple explanations of the important concepts in population and community ecology. Provides R code throughout, to illustrate model development and analysis, as well as appendix introducing the R language. Interweaves ecological content and code so that either stands alone. Supplemental web site for additional code.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387898824

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Altruism

By: Henry Epps

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Altruism

By: Henry Epps

Altruism talks about the beliefs of brotherly love, faith and hope, and the gift of charity towards others.

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Lulu.com

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130005977X

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Big Money Crime

Fraud and Politics in the Savings and Loan Crisis

By: Kitty Calavita,Henry N. Pontell,Robert Tillman

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Big Money Crime

Fraud and Politics in the Savings and Loan Crisis

By: Kitty Calavita,Henry N. Pontell,Robert Tillman

An in-depth scrutiny into the American savings and loan financial crisis in the 1980s. The authors come to conclusions about the deliberate nature of this financial fraud and the leniency of the criminal justice system on these 'Gucci-clad white-collar criminals'.

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Univ of California Press

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0520219473

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The Integrative Functions of The Basal Ganglia

By: Henry Yin

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The Integrative Functions of The Basal Ganglia

By: Henry Yin

This volume is the first comprehensive and single-authored book on the functions of the basal ganglia. The goal is to provide a new synthesis of diverse areas of research on the basal ganglia, from cellular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity to neural circuit mechanisms underlying behavior. A global theory of basal ganglia function incorporating research from the last 40 years is presented. I hope to explain for the first time how the basal ganglia generate behavior, how they contribute to learning and memory, and how impairments in basal ganglia function can lead to neurological and psychiatric disorders. Features The only single-authored book on the basal ganglia with coverage of the latest literature. Spans multiple levels of analysis, from cellular physiology to behavior. Includes coverage of clinical symptoms, encompassing neuropsychology, movement disorders, and psychiatric disorders. Discusses the role of the basal ganglia in learning and memory.

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0429532172

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Biodiversity II

Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources

By: A Joseph Henry Press book

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Biodiversity II

Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources

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The book before you...carries the urgent warning that we are rapidly altering and destroying the environments that have fostered the diversity of life forms for more than a billion years." With those words, Edward O. Wilson opened the landmark volume Biodiversity (National Academy Press, 1988). Despite this and other such alarms, species continue to vanish at a rapid rate, taking with them their genetic legacy and potential benefits. Many disappear before they can even be identified. Biodiversity II is a renewed call for urgency. This volume updates readers on how much we already know and how much remains to be identified scientifically. It explores new strategies for quantifying, understanding, and protecting biodiversity, including: New approaches to the integration of electronic data, including a proposal for a U.S. National Biodiversity Information Center. Application of techniques developed in the human genome project to species identification and classification. The Gap Analysis Program of the National Biological Survey, which uses layered satellite, climatic, and biological data to assess distribution and better manage biodiversity. The significant contribution of museum collections to identifying and categorizing species, which is essential for understanding ecological function and for targeting organisms and regions at risk. The book describes our growing understanding of how megacenters of diversity (e.g., rainforest insects, coral reefs) are formed, maintained, and lost; what can be learned from mounting bird extinctions; and how conservation efforts for neotropical primates have fared. It also explores ecosystem restoration, sustainable development, and agricultural impact. Biodiversity II reinforces the idea that the conservation of our biological resources is within reach as long as we pool resources; better coordinate the efforts of existing institutionsâ€"museums, universities, and government agenciesâ€"already dedicated to this goal; and enhance support for research, collections, and training. This volume will be important to environmentalists, biologists, ecologists, educators, students, and concerned individuals.

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0309055849

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Soap and Water & Common Sense

The Definitive Guide to Viruses, Bacteria, Parasites and Disease

By: Bonnie Henry

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Soap and Water & Common Sense

The Definitive Guide to Viruses, Bacteria, Parasites and Disease

By: Bonnie Henry

As a physician who has spent the better part of the last two decades chasing bugs all over the world - from Ebola in Uganda, to polio in Pakistan, SARS in Toronto, and the HÃsubscript 1Â¨NÃsubscript 1Â¨ influenza outbreak across North America - Dr. Bonnie Henry, a leading epidemiologist (microbe hunter) and public health doctor, offers three simple rules to live by: clean your hands, cover your mouth when you cough, and stay at home when you have a fever. From viruses to bacteria to parasites and fungi, Dr. Henry takes us on a tour through the halls of Microbes Inc., providing up-to-date and accurate information on everything from the bugs we breathe, to the bugs we eat and drink, the bugs in our backyard, and beyond. Lively, informative, and fascinating, Soap and Water & Common Sense is the definitive guide to staying healthy in a germ-filled world.

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House of Anansi

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0887848125

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9780887848124

Mind, Matter and Quantum Mechanics

By: Henry P. Stapp

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Mind, Matter and Quantum Mechanics

By: Henry P. Stapp

Scientists other than quantum physicists often fail to comprehend the enormity of the conceptual change wrought by quantum theory in our basic conception of the nature of matter," writes Henry Stapp. Stapp is a leading quantum physicist who has given particularly careful thought to the implications of the theory that lies at the heart of modern physics. In this book, which contains several of his key papers as well as new material, he focuses on the problem of consciousness and explains how quantum mechanics allows causally effective conscious thought to be combined in a natural way with the physical brain made of neurons and atoms. The book is divided into four sections. The first consists of an extended introduction. Key foundational and somewhat more technical papers are included in the second part, together with a clear exposition of the "orthodox" interpretation of quantum mechanics. The third part addresses, in a non-technical fashion, the implications of the theory for some of the most profound questions that mankind has contemplated: How does the world come to be just what it is and not something else? How should humans view themselves in a quantum universe? What will be the impact on society of the revised scientific image of the nature of man? The final part contains a mathematical appendix for the specialist and a glossary of important terms and ideas for the interested layman. This third edition has been significantly expanded with two new chapters covering the author's most recent work.

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3540896546

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A Critique for Ecology

By: Robert Henry Peters

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A Critique for Ecology

By: Robert Henry Peters

This is a book of criticism. It is directed at contemporary ecology, but would apply to any science or indeed any statement that claims to contain information. Application of simple criteria to judge the information in ecological statements reveals deep inadequacies in the science. Furthermore, the complexity of the contemporary field of ecology and the mistraining of a generation of ecologists has obscured its weakness. As a result, many ecologists are unaware of the failings of the science although others are deeply concerned for the future of the field. The author, Professor Peters, argues that a return to simple question of fact, to observations, and to questions of general relevance to science and society can make ecology a useful, practical and informative science. Such science is desperately needed to meet the problems of the age. A thought-provoking book that will be of interest to all scientists, but in particular ecologists from undergraduates to senior academics and professionals.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521395887

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9780521395885

But for the Grace of God

By: Henry F. Ganio

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But for the Grace of God

By: Henry F. Ganio

Hans and Sophie meet, fall in love, marry and settle into a quiet life with their two small children. But their serenity is soon destroyed by the malestrom of World War II. Hans, who finds faith as an adult, will have his character severely tested as he becomes a combatant and then a prisoner of war. Sophies mettle will be tested as she battles loneliness and uncertainty; and then when she and the children become displaced persons. Their journeys will place them in physical danger and spiritual peril as people and events threaten their integrity, morality and faith.

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iUniverse

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1462018270

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A Moment in Time

By: Tyrone Henry

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A Moment in Time

By: Tyrone Henry

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1684095328

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Williams Textbook of Endocrinology

By: Shlomo Melmed, MBChB, MACP,Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD,P. Reed Larsen, MD, FRCP,Henry M. Kronenberg, MD

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Williams Textbook of Endocrinology

By: Shlomo Melmed, MBChB, MACP,Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD,P. Reed Larsen, MD, FRCP,Henry M. Kronenberg, MD

For more than 65 years, Williams Textbook of Endocrinology has been the gold standard in the field, delivering authoritative guidance on every aspect of adult and pediatric endocrine system disorders. The 13th Edition has been thoroughly updated by Drs. Shlomo Melmed, Kenneth S. Polonsky, P. Reed Larsen, and Henry M. Kronenberg, to bring you state-of-the-art coverage of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, thyroid disease, testicular disorders, and much more, all designed to help you provide optimal care to every patient. Bridging the gap between basic science and clinical information, it is an essential, relevant resource for endocrinologists, endocrine surgeons, gynecologists, internists, and pediatricians - any clinician who needs the most reliable coverage available on the diverse features across the spectrum of endocrine disease. Obtain a better understanding of both scientific insight and clinical data from the classic reference that delivers the current information you need in a highly illustrated, user-friendly format. Stay up to date with expanded discussions of autoimmune thyroid diseases, mechanisms, and the appropriate treatment of the ophthalmopathy of Graves' disease; a new section on the interpretation of fine needle aspiration results in patients with thyroid nodules; and new coverage of when and when not to use radioiodine in the treatment of patients with thyroid cancer. Update your knowledge and skills with all-new chapters on Genetics of Endocrine Disease, Endocrinology of Population Health, and Laboratory Techniques for Recognition of Endocrine Disorders. Confidently manage any clinical endocrinopathy you may encounter thanks to new information on recent FDA-approved drugs for pituitary disorders, a new focus on pediatrics, and new content on diabetes, obesity, and appetite control. Benefit from the expertise of dynamic new contributors who offer fresh perspectives throughout.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323297382

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9780323297387

Private Neighborhoods and the Transformation of Local Government

By: Robert Henry Nelson

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Private Neighborhoods and the Transformation of Local Government

By: Robert Henry Nelson

From 1980 to 2000, half the new housing in the United States was built in a development project governed by a neighborhood association. More than 50 million Americans now live in these associations. In Private Neighborhoods and the Transformation of Local Government, Robert Nelson reviews the history of neighborhood associations, explains their recent explosive growth, and speculates on their future role in American society. Unlike many previous studies, Nelson takes on the whole a positive view. Neighborhood associations are providing the neighborhood environment controls desired by the residents, high quality common services, and a stronger sense of neighborhood community. Identifying significant operating problems, Nelson proposes new options for improving the future governance of neighborhood associations.

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The Urban Insitute

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0877667519

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Evolutionary Thought in Psychology

A Brief History

By: Henry Plotkin

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Evolutionary Thought in Psychology

A Brief History

By: Henry Plotkin

Evolutionary Thought in Psychology: A Brief History traces the history of evolutionary thought in psychology in an accessible and lively fashion and examines the complex and changing relations between psychology and evolutionary theory. First book to trace the history of evolutionary thinking in psychology from its beginnings to the present day in an accessible and lively fashion. Focuses on the rise of evolutionary theories begun by Lamarck and Darwin and the creation of the science of psychology. Explains evolutionary thought’s banishment by behaviorism and cultural anthropology in the early 20th century, along with its eventual re-emergence through ethology and sociobiology. Examines the complex and changing relations between psychology and evolutionary theory.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470775408

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9780470775400

In Fact

An Optimist's Guide to Ireland at 100

By: Mark Henry

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In Fact

An Optimist's Guide to Ireland at 100

By: Mark Henry

This optimistic guide to Ireland at 100 tells our national story through facts and stats, placing Ireland under the microscope to chart 100 achievements of the past 100 years. Ireland remained one of the most poverty-stricken nations in Europe for decades after the State was formed. Yet now, it has the second-highest standard of living in the world. Author Mark Henry has gathered the data to tell an under-told story of our national progress across every aspect of Irish life. He identifies the factors that account for Ireland's extraordinary success, as well as the five most prominent psychological biases that prevent us from recognising how far we have come. He also highlights the greatest challenges that we must now address if we are to continue to progress in the century ahead. While there is still more to be done, In Fact illustrates that Ireland, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than you might think.

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