All categories
caret-down
cartcart

Life's Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe

 
Only 1 items left in stock
Life's Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe

Description

The assassin's bullet misses, the Archduke's carriage moves forward, and a catastrophic war is avoided. So too with the history of life. Re-run the tape of life, as Stephen J. Gould claimed, and the outcome must be entirely different: an alien world, without humans and maybe not even intelligence. 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 a single 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 only run on a suitable planet, and it seems that such Earth-like planets may be much rarer than hoped. Inevitable humans, yes, but in a lonely Universe.

Product details

EAN/ISBN:
9780521603256
Edition:
New Ed
Medium:
Paperback
Number of pages:
488
Publication date:
2004-11-08
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
english
Manufacturer:
Unknown
EAN/ISBN:
9780521603256
Edition:
New Ed
Medium:
Paperback
Number of pages:
488
Publication date:
2004-11-08
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
english
Manufacturer:
Unknown

Shipping

laposte
The edition supplied may vary.
Condition
Condition
Learn more
€31.99
available immediately
New €47.80 You save €15.81 (33%)
€31.99
incl. VAT, plus  Shipping costs
paypalvisamastercardamexcartebleue
  • Icon badgeChecked second-hand items
  • Icon packageFree shipping from €19
  • Icon vanWith you in 2-4 working days