Now in paperback, this title offers a new controversial interpretation of evolutionary theory. Arguing against the traditional Darwinian approach, the author finds nature turning to inevitable solutions in the development of life leading ultimately to the creation of humans.
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Now in paperback, this title offers a new controversial interpretation of evolutionary theory. Arguing against the traditional Darwinian approach, the author finds nature turning to inevitable solutions in the development of life leading ultimately to the creation of humans.
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Add this copy of Life's Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe to cart. $9.36, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2009 by Cambridge University Press.
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Very Good. A controversial challenge to current views of evolution, for the general reader. Num Pages: 486 pages, 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 926. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good. 2003. hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very Good. Size: 8x5x1; Softcover. Good binding and cover. Stamps and markings on front end page. "The history of life is littered with accidents: any twist or turn may lead to a completely different world. Now this view is being challenged. Simon Conway Morris explores the evidence demonstrating life's almost eerie ability to navigate to the correct solution, repeatedly. Eyes, brains, tools, even culture: all are very much on the cards. So if these are all evolutionary inevitabilities, where are our counterparts across the Galaxy? The tape of life can run only on a suitable planet, and it seems that such Earth-like planets may be much rarer than is hoped. Inevitable humans, yes, but in a lonely Universe."
I've been wanting to get this book ever since reading the Wittenburg Door interview with Simon Conway Morris. It lives up to expectations. Scientifically rigorous, as one would expect from a Cambridge biologist with a solid record of evolutionary research, it reviews a considerable cross section of published papers, and sustains the conclusion that life as we know it is not a random fluke at all. Given the chemistry of our universe, it is in fact highly likely. Are there implications for religious belief somewhere in here? Morris doesn't say that there are, he simply presents a wealth of factual data. But he alludes to the possibility, which is of course all he can do as a scientist. (Morris is also a confessed Christian -- but find a surviving copy of the Door magazine if you're looking for more about his faith).
The text is a bit thick for a non-specialist. It takes a bit of effort to read, and some of the more detailed and technical material is easy to sort of pass over lightly. But, if it were not detailed and technical, it would not have the credibility that it does.
