Download or read book Early Views of Alexander F Skutch Selections from His Nature Diaries Philosophical Notebooks Several Other Manuscripts 1928 1946 written by Alexander F Skutch and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander F. Skutch (1904-2004), born and raised in the United States, became famous for his life history studies of tropical birds in Central America. He also gained wide recognition for his unique contributions to botany, nature writing, and environmentalism. In addition, he developed a highly original and profound philosophy of life (as highlighted, for instance, in Roy May's Alexander F. Skutch: Life's Thinker, 2015). The present book - the third volume of a trilogy - comprises selections from his unpublished work (Skutch Archive, CCT, Costa Rica), specifically relating to his early philosophy (including his thoughts on science, animals, freedom, morality, human existence, international politics, faith, God, nature religion, and immortality).
Download or read book Early Views of Alexander F Skutch Selections from His Nature Diaries Philosophical Notebooks and Several Other Manuscripts 1928 1946 written by Alexander Skutch and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander F. Skutch (1904-2004), born and raised in the United States, became famous for his life history studies of tropical birds in Central America (especially Costa Rica, where he lived for almost seventy years). He also gained wide recognition for his unique contributions in botany, nature writing and environmentalism. In addition, he developed a highly original and profound philosophy of life (as highlighted, for instance, in Roy H. May's Alexander Skutch: Life's Thinker, 2015). The present book - the first volume of a trilogy - comprises selections from his unpublished work (Skutch Archive, Centro Cient�fico Tropical, Costa Rica), notably texts relating to the first few decades of his life as a naturalist (boyhood years, vegetarianism and asceticism, becoming an all-around naturalist, botanical studies, early travels and investigations in the tropics, plant collecting, his turn to tropical ornithology, being a wandering naturalist, homesteading experiences at Los Cusingos ...).
Download or read book The Minds of Birds written by Alexander Frank Skutch and published by Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural. This book was released on 1996 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His intimate, six-decade study of tropical and north temperate birds and his wide survey of the literature inform this remarkable review of the psychic life of birds.
Download or read book The Hypothetical Species written by Michael Charles Tobias and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a provocative and invigorating real-time exploration of the future of human evolution by two of the world’s leading interdisciplinary ecologists – Michael Charles Tobias and Jane Gray Morrison. Steeped in a rich multitude of the sciences and humanities, the book enshrines an elegant narrative that is highly empathetic, personal, scientifically wide-ranging and original. It focuses on the geo-positioning of the human Self and its corresponding species. The book's overarching viewpoints and poignant through-story examine and powerfully challenge concepts associated historically with assertions of human superiority over all other life forms. Ultimately, The Hypothetical Species: Variables of Human Evolution is a deeply considered treatise on the ecological and psychological state of humanity and her options – both within, and outside the rubrics of evolutionary research – for survival. This important work is beautifully presented with nearly 200 diverse illustrations, and is introduced with a foreword by famed paleobiologist, Dr. Melanie DeVore.
Download or read book Telepresence Bio Art written by Eduardo Kac and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eduardo Kac's work represents a turning point. What it questions is our current attitudes to creativity, taking that word in its most fundamental sense." -Edward Lucie-Smith, author of Visual Arts in the 20th Century "His works introduce a vital new meaning into what had been known as the creative process while at the same time investing the notion of the artist-inventor with an original social and ethical responsibility." -Frank Popper, author of Origins and Development of Kinetic Art "Kac's radical approach to the creation and presentation of the body as a wet host for artificial memory and 'site-specific' work raises a variety of important questions that range from the status of memory in digital culture to the ethical dilemmas we are facing in the age of bioengineering and tracking technology." -Christiane Paul, Whitney Museum of Art For nearly two decades Eduardo Kac has been at the cutting edge of media art, first inventing early online artworks for the web and continuously developing new art forms that involve telecommunications and robotics as a new platform for art. Interest in telepresence, also known as telerobotics, exploded in the 1990s, and remains an important development in media art. Since that time, Kac has increasingly moved into the fields of biology and biotechnology. Telepresence and Bio Art is the first book to document the evolution of bio art and the aesthetic development of Kac, the creator of the "artist's gene" as well as the controversial glow-in-the-dark, genetically engineered rabbit Alba. Kac covers a broad range of topics within media art, including telecommunications media, interactive systems and the Internet, telematics and robotics, and the contact between electronic art and biotechnology. Addressing emerging and complex topics, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary art.
Download or read book Mammals Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica written by Carrol L. Henderson and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To help visitors, as well as local residents, identify and enjoy the wildlife of Costa Rica, Carrol L. Henderson published Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica in 2002, and it instantly became the indispensable guide. Now Henderson has created a field guide dedicated to the monkeys, sloths, treefrogs, lizards, crocodiles, and other animals that travelers are most likely to see while exploring the wild lands of Costa Rica. He includes fascinating information on their natural history, ecology, identification, and behavior gleaned from his forty years of travels, studies, and wildlife viewing in Costa Rica, as well as details on where to see these remarkable and beautiful creatures. The mammals, amphibians, and reptiles are illustrated by stunning and colorful photographs—most of which were taken in the wild by Henderson. A detailed and invaluable appendix that identifies many of Costa Rica's best wildlife-watching destinations, lodges, and contact information for trip-planning purposes completes the volume.
Download or read book A Naturalist on a Tropical Farm written by Alexander Frank Skutch and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Naturalist in Costa Rica written by Alexander Frank Skutch and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Naturalist in Costa Rica picks up Alexander F. Skutch's story in 1935, the year his memoir The Imperative Call ends. In it he recoreds his life, work, observations, and reflections during thirty-five years in the southeastern Pacific section of Costa Rica.
Download or read book Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica written by Carrol L. Henderson and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2002-06 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts an astonishing array of plants and animals—over half a million species! Ecotourists, birders, and biologists come from around the world to immerse themselves in the country's unspoiled rain forests, mountains, and beaches, drawn by the likelihood of seeing more than three or four hundred species of birds and other animals during even a short stay. To help all of these visitors and local residents identify and enjoy the wildlife of Costa Rica, this field guide presents nearly three hundred species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, moths, and other invertebrates. Carrol Henderson, an experienced wildlife biologist, traveler, and tour leader in Costa Rica, has chosen the species that ecotourists are most likely to see, along with a selection of rarer, sought-after animals. He gives a general introduction to each group of animals, followed by individual species accounts that highlight identification features and interesting ecological adaptations for survival. His stunning close-up photographs and distribution maps complete each entry. In addition, Henderson includes a wealth of data about Costa Rica's natural environment, as well as a trip preparation checklist and lists of conservation organizations, wildlife tourism sites, and wildlife vocalization tapes and CDs. With so much information so readily and readably accessible, this field guide will be essential for planning and enjoying your time in Costa Rica.
Download or read book The Life of the Hummingbird written by Alexander Frank Skutch and published by Crown. This book was released on 1973 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homing with the Birds written by Gene Stratton-Porter and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Maryland Historical Magazine written by William Hand Browne and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the proceedings of the Society.
Download or read book Trogons Laughing Falcons and Other Neotropical Birds written by Alexander Frank Skutch and published by Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned naturalist Alexander F. Skutch has enjoyed a long and memorable career brimming with discovery and controversy, capped by his critically acclaimed book The Minds of Birds. Now he takes his mature reflections and thoughtful observations of bird behavior one step further.
Download or read book Life Histories of Central American Birds written by Alexander Frank Skutch and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Humanism in England During the Fifteenth Century written by Roberto Weiss and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Bird Watcher s Adventures in Tropical America written by Alexander Frank Skutch and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well-known naturalist and bird-watcher tells of some of his more memorable experiences during journeys through the wilds of Mexico and Central and South America in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Download or read book Antbirds and Ovenbirds written by Alexander F. Skutch and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-07-22 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western Books Exhibition, Rounce and Coffin Club Antbirds and ovenbirds, two of the five largest families of birds found only in the Western Hemisphere, have been among Alexander Skutch's favorites for more than six decades. In this book, he draws on years of observations to describe the life cycle of these fascinating birds, which inhabit Latin America from tropical Mexico to Tierra del Fuego. Skutch covers all aspects of the birds' lives, including the various species in each family, food and foraging, daily life, voice, displays and courtship, nests and incubation, and parental care. He also recounts anecdotes from his own experiences, creating vivid pictures of antbirds foraging for the insects Skutch stirs up on walks through the rainforest and of ovenbirds repairing the observation holes that he opens in their elaborate nests. As some of tropical America's least studied birds, antbirds and ovenbirds surely merit the extensive treatment given them here by one of our most distinguished senior ornithologists. Over fifty line drawings by noted bird artist Dana Gardner make this book a delight for both armchair and field naturalists.
