Bibliograph

A foot in the river, why our lives change--and the limits of evolution, Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Type

Label

A foot in the river, why our lives change--and the limits of evolution, Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A foot in the river

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

907657622

Responsibility statement

Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Sub title

why our lives change--and the limits of evolution

Summary

We are a weird species. Like other species, we have a culture. But by comparison with other species, we are strangely unstable: human cultures self-transform, diverge, and multiply with bewildering speed. They vary, radically and rapidly, from time to time and place to place. And the way we live - our manners, morals, habits, experiences, relationships, technology, values - seems to be changing at an ever accelerating pace. The effects can be dislocating, baffling, sometimes terrifying. Why is this? In A Foot in the River, best-selling historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto sifts through the evidence

Table Of Contents

Weird planet -- Challenging change -- The frustration of science -- The great reconvergence -- The Chimpanzees' Tea Party -- The limits of evolution -- The imaginative animal -- Facing acceleration -- Towards the planet of the apes

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