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Agnosticism
American anthropologist
American cultures
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contemporary anthropologist
Cosmology
development of the theory of evolution
Divinity
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essays on evolution
Ethics
evolution
history of science
Life Sciences
naturalist
nature of science essays
nature writing
philosopher
philosophy of science
science
science essays
scientific exploration
scientific method
scientific principles
scientific research
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Product details
- ISBN 9780803267398
- Weight: 227g
- Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 01 May 1999
- Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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"Dr. Eiseley describes with zest and admiration the giant steps that have led man, in a scant three hundred years, to grasp the nature of his extraordinary past and to substitute a natural world for a world of divine creation and intervention. . . . An irresistible inducement to partake of the almost forgotten excitements of reflection."-New Yorker
Loren Eiseley examines what we as a species have become in the late twentieth century. His illuminating and accessible discussion is a characteristically skillful and compelling synthesis of hard scientific theory, factual evidence, personal anecdotes, haunting reflection, and poetic prose.
Loren Eiseley (1907–1977), naturalist, essayist, philosopher, and poet, won the John Burroughs Medal for best publication in the field of nature writing in 1961 for The Firmament of Time. Introducer Gary Holthaus, a freelance poet and writer, is the author of Wide Skies: Finding a Home in the West.
