The Accidental Species : Misunderstandings of Human Evolution
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John C. Fremont Library District - NONFICTION | 599.93 GEE | On Shelf |
Ridgway Public Library - NONFICTION | 599.938 GEE | On Shelf |
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xiii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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The idea of a missing link between humanity and our animal ancestors predates evolution and popular science and actually has religious roots in the deist concept of the Great Chain of Being. Yet, the metaphor has lodged itself in the contemporary imagination, and new fossil discoveries are often hailed in headlines as revealing the elusive transitional step, the moment when we stopped being "animal" and started being "human." In The Accidental Species, Henry Gee, longtime paleontology editor at Nature, takes aim at this misleading notion, arguing that it reflects a profound misunderstanding of how evolution works and, when applied to the evolution of our own species, supports mistaken ideas about our own place in the universe.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gee, H. (2013). The Accidental Species : Misunderstandings of Human Evolution .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gee, Henry, 1962-. 2013. The Accidental Species : Misunderstandings of Human Evolution. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gee, Henry, 1962-. The Accidental Species : Misunderstandings of Human Evolution , 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gee, Henry. The Accidental Species : Misunderstandings of Human Evolution 2013.
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