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What is life? /

0520220218

9780520220218

What is life? /

[Book]

Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan ; foreword by Niles Eldredge.

Berkeley :

University of California Press,

[2000]

xv, 288 pages :

illustrations (some color) ;

23 cm

"A Peter N. Nevraumont book."

Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, ©1995. With new glossary.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-253).

Life: the eternal enigma -- Lost souls -- Once upon a planet -- Masters of the biosphere -- Permanent mergers -- The amazing animals -- Flesh of the earth -- The transmutation of sunlight -- Sentient symphony.

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""Half a century ago, before the discovery of DNA, the Austrian physicist and philosopher Erwin Schrödinger inspired a generation of scientists by rephrasing the fascinating philosophical question: What is life? Using their expansive understanding of recent science to wonderful effect, acclaimed authors Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan revisit this timeless question in a fast-moving, wide-ranging narrative that combines rigorous science with philosophy, history, and poetry. The authors move deftly across a dazzling array of topics--from the dynamics of the bacterial realm, to the connection between sex and death, to theories of spirit and matter. They delve into the origins of life, offering the startling suggestion that life--not just human life--is free to act and has played an unexpectedly large part in its own evolution. Transcending the various formal concepts of life, this captivating book offers a unique overview of life's history, essences, and future.""--Publisher's description."

Biodiversity.

Biology-- Philosophy.

Life (Biology)

Life-- Origin.

Biodiversity.

Biology-- Philosophy.

Leven.

Life (Biology)

Life-- Origin.

Margulis, Lynn,1938-2011.

Sagan, Dorion,1959-

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