Kostas Kampourakis, University of Geneva, Switzerland
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
xix, 253 pages :
ساير جزييات
illustrations ;
ابعاد
26 cm
یادداشتهای مربوط به کتابنامه ، واژه نامه و نمایه های داخل اثر
متن يادداشت
Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-250) and index
یادداشتهای مربوط به مندرجات
متن يادداشت
1. An evolving world -- 2. Religious resistance to accepting evolution -- 3. Conceptual obstacles to understanding evolution -- 4. Charles Darwin and the Origin of Species: a historical case study of conceptual change -- The development of Darwin's theory -- Darwin's conceptual change -- 5. , Common ancestry -- 6. Evolutionary change -- Concluding remarks
بدون عنوان
0
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
"Current books on evolutionary theory all seem to take for granted the fact that students find evolution easy to understand when actually, from a psychological perspective, it is a rather counterintuitive idea. Evolutionary theory, like all scientific theories, is a means to understanding the natural world. Understanding Evolution is intended for undergraduate students in the life sciences, biology teachers or anyone wanting a basic introduction to evolutionary theory. Covering core concepts and the structure of evolutionary explanations, it clarifies both what evolution is about and why so many people find it difficult to grasp. The book provides an introduction to the major concepts and conceptual obstacles to understanding evolution, including the development of Darwin's theory, and a detailed presentation of the most important evolutionary concepts. Bridging the gap between the concepts and conceptual obstacles, Understanding Evolution presents evolutionary theory with a clarity and vision students will quickly appreciate"--
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Evolution (Biology)
رده بندی ديویی
شماره
576
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8
ويراست
23
رده بندی کنگره
شماره رده
QH366
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2
نشانه اثر
.
K326
2014
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )