Naming Nature - The Clash Between Instinct and Science (Paperback)

Biologist Carol Kaesuk Yoon explores the historical tension between evolutionary biology and taxonomy. Carl Linnaeus struggled in the eighteenth century to define species in light of their mutability while still relying on intuitive, visual judgments. As taxonomy modernized, it moved into labs, yielding results counterintuitive to humanity s innate predisposition to order the world. By conceding scientific authority to taxonomists, Yoon argues, we ve contributed to our own alienation from nature."

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2010
First published:	August 2010
Authors:	Carol Kaesuk Yoon
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	341
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-33871-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Scientific nomenclature & classification Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
LSN:	0-393-33871-1
Barcode:	9780393338713

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