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Book La Evoluci n de la L gica de 1910 a 1961

Download or read book La Evoluci n de la L gica de 1910 a 1961 written by Dr. Adalberto Garc�a de Mendoza and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nadie se atreverá a negar que el Ingeniero y Doctor Adalberto García de Mendoza es el introductor en la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras y en la Escuela Nacional Preparatoria de las teorías de los Filósofos de Baden y de Marburgo. En sus cursos de 1928 a 1933, empezaron a agitarse por primera vez los fi lósofos del idealismo crítico y vieron los jóvenes que en el futuro habrían de signifi carse como representantes del Neokantismo Mexicano. Quiérase o no, ADALBERTO GARCIA DE MENDOZA, es el padre del NEOKANTISMO MEXICANO"

Book Darwin s Unfinished Symphony

Download or read book Darwin s Unfinished Symphony written by Kevin N. Lala and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for culture, from the arts and language to science and technology. But how did the human mind—and the uniquely human ability to devise and transmit culture—evolve from its roots in animal behavior? Darwin’s Unfinished Symphony presents a captivating new theory of human cognitive evolution. This compelling and accessible book reveals how culture is not just the magnificent end product of an evolutionary process that produced a species unlike all others—it is also the key driving force behind that process. Kevin N. Lala tells the story of the painstaking fieldwork, the key experiments, the false leads, and the stunning scientific breakthroughs that led to this new understanding of how culture transformed human evolution. It is the story of how Darwin’s intellectual descendants picked up where he left off and took up the challenge of providing a scientific account of the evolution of the human mind.

Book Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Human Evolution

Download or read book Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Human Evolution written by Bernard Wood and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 1473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive A to Z encyclopedia provides extensive coverage of important scientific terms related to improving our understanding of how we evolved. Specifically, the 5,000 entries in this two-volume set cover evidence and methods used to investigate the relationships among the living great apes, evidence about what makes the behavior of modern humans distinctive, and evidence about the evolutionary history of that distinctiveness, as well as information about modern methods used to trace the recent evolutionary history of modern human populations. This text provides a resource for everyone studying the emergence of Homo sapiens. Visit the companion site www.woodhumanevolution.com to browse additional references and updates from this comprehensive encyclopedia.

Book The Evolution of the Chilean Argentinean Andes

Download or read book The Evolution of the Chilean Argentinean Andes written by Andrés Folguera and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the Mesozoic to Cenozoic evolution of the Chilean and Argentinean Andes. The book is structured from a historical perspective concentrating on specific processes explained in each chapter. The chapters cover dynamic subsidence; neotectonics; magmatism; long and short term deformation; spatial development of ancient orogenic processes that control Andean reactivations; relation between ocean bathymetry and deformation. Sources of detritus through Andean construction are discussed by specialists from both sides of the Southern Andes. This book provides up-to-date reviews, maps, evolutionary schemes and extensive reference lists useful for geoscientists and students in Earth Science fields.

Book MTV Best of Mexico

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sara Lieber
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2007-10-08
  • ISBN : 0764587757
  • Pages : 738 pages

Download or read book MTV Best of Mexico written by Sara Lieber and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-10-08 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the inside scoop on Mexico. From beach parties on Cozumel and nightclubs in nonstop Mexico City to diving with sharks in Baja, MTV Best of Mexico shows you where you want to be, with choices for every budget to help you travel the way you want to. Alternative accommodations. Stay everywhere from a mega resort in Puerto Vallarta to a treehouse-inspired hotel in Playa del Carmen to one of the country's many open-air palapas. Cheap eats. Fuel up with bar-friendly snacks like tacos and tamales, sample cheap seafood at beachside loncherias, or splurge on a restaurant serving traditional mole. Great clubs, bars & hangouts. Find out where to go to listen to live mariachi music, groove to salsa, and chill with locals in town plazas. Offbeat attractions, world-class arts & adrenaline adventures. From paintings by Kahlo and Rivera and ancient Mayan ruins to cenote diving and race car driving, you'll discover Mexico's finest gems.

Book Not By Genes Alone

    Book Details:
  • Author : Peter J. Richerson
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2008-06-20
  • ISBN : 0226712133
  • Pages : 343 pages

Download or read book Not By Genes Alone written by Peter J. Richerson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-06-20 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans are a striking anomaly in the natural world. While we are similar to other mammals in many ways, our behavior sets us apart. Our unparalleled ability to adapt has allowed us to occupy virtually every habitat on earth using an incredible variety of tools and subsistence techniques. Our societies are larger, more complex, and more cooperative than any other mammal's. In this stunning exploration of human adaptation, Peter J. Richerson and Robert Boyd argue that only a Darwinian theory of cultural evolution can explain these unique characteristics. Not by Genes Alone offers a radical interpretation of human evolution, arguing that our ecological dominance and our singular social systems stem from a psychology uniquely adapted to create complex culture. Richerson and Boyd illustrate here that culture is neither superorganic nor the handmaiden of the genes. Rather, it is essential to human adaptation, as much a part of human biology as bipedal locomotion. Drawing on work in the fields of anthropology, political science, sociology, and economics—and building their case with such fascinating examples as kayaks, corporations, clever knots, and yams that require twelve men to carry them—Richerson and Boyd convincingly demonstrate that culture and biology are inextricably linked, and they show us how to think about their interaction in a way that yields a richer understanding of human nature. In abandoning the nature-versus-nurture debate as fundamentally misconceived, Not by Genes Alone is a truly original and groundbreaking theory of the role of culture in evolution and a book to be reckoned with for generations to come. “I continue to be surprised by the number of educated people (many of them biologists) who think that offering explanations for human behavior in terms of culture somehow disproves the suggestion that human behavior can be explained in Darwinian evolutionary terms. Fortunately, we now have a book to which they may be directed for enlightenment . . . . It is a book full of good sense and the kinds of intellectual rigor and clarity of writing that we have come to expect from the Boyd/Richerson stable.”—Robin Dunbar, Nature “Not by Genes Alone is a valuable and very readable synthesis of a still embryonic but very important subject straddling the sciences and humanities.”—E. O. Wilson, Harvard University

Book Index catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General s Office  United States

Download or read book Index catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General s Office United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Neoproterozoic Cambrian Tectonics  Global Change and Evolution

Download or read book Neoproterozoic Cambrian Tectonics Global Change and Evolution written by Claudio Gaucher and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book deals with the record of important Neoproterozoic to Early Palaeozoic events in southwestern Gondwana, that heralded the Cambrian explosion and the dawn of modern ecosystems. It contains a detailed account of the Neoproterozoic to Cambrian geological record in a poorly-known part of the world, which is at the same time key to understand fundamental processes at the Proterozoic-Cambrian transition. The emphasis is placed on litho-, bio-, chemostratigraphy and magmatism. The palaeoclimatic, tectonic, evolutionary radiation and extinction events and associated mineralizations will be identified and discussed. A synthesis of all data is provided at the end of the book, integrating the data from all cratons and fold belts in southwestern Gondwana. The events will be individualized, their impact discussed and correlations between different successions both within and outside Gondwana proposed.The book is organized in three sections. Section one is an introduction to the neoproterozoic and Cambrian seen as a time of upheavals, extremes and innovations. Section two comprises nineteen chapters dealing with the neoproterozoic-Cambrian events in southwestern Gondwana. Section three will provide a synthesis on every major topic, and a critical assessment of the global implications of the presented data. - The book deals with the record of important Neoproterozoic to Early Palaeozoic events in southwestern Gondwana, that heralded the Cambrian explosion and the dawn of modern ecosystems - It contains a detailed account of the Neoproterozoic to Cambrian geological record in a poorly-known part of the world, which is at the same time key to understand fundamental processes at the Proterozoic-Cambrian transition - The emphasis is placed on litho-, bio-, chemostratigraphy and magmatism

Book Evoluci  n y complejidad

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jordi Bascompte Sacrets
  • Publisher : Universitat de València
  • Release : 2012-07
  • ISBN : 8437089409
  • Pages : 199 pages

Download or read book Evoluci n y complejidad written by Jordi Bascompte Sacrets and published by Universitat de València. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Les espècies evolucionen, canvien amb el pas del temps i així ho va constatar i argumentar Charles Darwin. El que té entre les mans és una obra que intenta integrar dues grans visions de l?evolució que sovint es presenten enfrontades. D?una banda, la visió que emfatitza la contingència, els accidents congelats i la irreversibilitat, i determina una ciència eminentment històrica. De l?altra, la visió més racio¬nal, basada en la comprensió dels processos d?auto¬organització semblants als d?altres sistemes físics allunyats de l?equilibri termodinàmic, i que determina una ciència estructuralista. El resultat és una visió més rica i plural del fenomen evolutiu, en la qual es posen en evidència els paradigmes clàssics. Una revisió acurada de la visió més ortodoxa de l?evolució a la recerca d?explicacions teòriques que van més enllà dels límits de la biologia.

Book The Routledge Spanish Bilingual Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry

Download or read book The Routledge Spanish Bilingual Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry written by Steven Kaplan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 2807 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Spanish Bilingual Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry contains over 100,000 entries making this the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of its kind. The Dictionary provides concise, comprehensive and current coverage of every word or phrase used in the study and practice of psychiatry and psychology. This valuable reference tool covers all disciplines and sub-disciplines, both research-based and clinical. This is a vital resource to those in the healthcare professions, to academicians and to those who work in translation and/or interpretation, healthcare and the law who are in contact with the English and Spanish speaking communities.

Book Piper  A Model Genus for Studies of Phytochemistry  Ecology  and Evolution

Download or read book Piper A Model Genus for Studies of Phytochemistry Ecology and Evolution written by Lee A. Dyer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piper is an economically and ecologically important genus of plant that includes a fascinating array of species for studying natural history, natural products chemistry, community ecology, and evolutionary biology. The diversification of this taxon is unique and of great importance in understanding the evolution of plants. The diversity and ecological relevance of this genus makes it an obvious candidate for ecological and evolutionary studies, but surprisingly, most research on Piper spp. to-date has focused on the more economically important plants P. nigrum (black pepper), P. methysticum (kava), and P. betle (betel leaf). While this book does address the applied techniques of studying Piper, its focus is more on Piper in its natural setting. Piper: A Model Genus for Studies of Phytochemistry, Ecology, and Evolution synthesizes existing data and provides an outline for future investigations of the chemistry, ecology, and evolution of this taxon, while examining its key themes of Piper as a model genus for ecological and evolutionary studies, the important ecological roles of Piper species in lowland wet forests, and the evolution of distinctive Piper attributes. This volume has a place in the libraries of those studying or working in the fields of ecology, evolutionary biology, natural products chemistry, invasive species biology, pharmaceutics, and ethnobotany.

Book Mitochondrial Genome Evolution

Download or read book Mitochondrial Genome Evolution written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. Features a wide range of reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and ecology. This thematic volume features reviews on Mitochondrial genome evolution. - Publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences - Features a wide range of reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and ecology - This thematic volume features reviews on mitochondrial genome evolution

Book Evolution of Island Mammals

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alexandra van der Geer
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2021-04-27
  • ISBN : 111967574X
  • Pages : 576 pages

Download or read book Evolution of Island Mammals written by Alexandra van der Geer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EVOLUTION OF ISLAND MAMMALS Evolution on islands differs in a number of important ways from evolution on mainland areas. Over millions of years of isolation, exceptional and sometimes bizarre mammals evolved on islands, such as pig-sized elephants and hippos, giant rats and gorilla-sized lemurs that would have been formidable to their mainland ancestors. Evolution of Island Mammals, Second Edition, provides an updated and expanded overview of the current knowledge on fossil island mammals worldwide, ranging from the Oligocene to the onset of the Holocene. The book addresses evolutionary processes and key aspects of insular mammal biology, exemplified by a variety of fossil species. Readers familiar with the first edition will find here a host of updated and enhanced material, including: An entirely new chapter on the island rule Updated and expanded theoretical chapters Updated and improved taxonomic information Extensive coverage of new discoveries Body masses or body size indices for most extinct island mammals New figures visualizing the richness of the fossil record This accessible and richly illustrated textbook is written for graduate level students and professional researchers in evolutionary biology, palaeontology, biogeography, zoology, and ecology.

Book Paleozoic and Mesozoic tectonic evolution of central and eastern Asia

Download or read book Paleozoic and Mesozoic tectonic evolution of central and eastern Asia written by Gregory Arlen Davis and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2001 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hendrix (geology, U. of Montana) and Davis (earth sciences, U. of Southern California) present 19 articles detailing ground-based work on the history of assembly and intracontinental deformation of central and eastern Asia. Chapters look at the structural, thermochronologic, and sedimentary records of the history of Paleozoic assembly in Mongolia and central and western China. Further information is presented on Mesozoic deformation in orogenic belts of central and eastern Asia. Asia's sedimentary basins are examined and the intracontinental deformation they record is documented. Many of these contributions, particularly the papers examining Mongolian geology, are the first ground-based articles written in English. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Index catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General s Office  United States Army

Download or read book Index catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General s Office United States Army written by National Library of Medicine (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Index Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon general s Office  United States Army

Download or read book Index Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon general s Office United States Army written by Library of the Surgeon-General's Office (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 990 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Theologizing Friendship

    Book Details:
  • Author : Nathan Sumner Lefler
  • Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
  • Release : 2014-09-15
  • ISBN : 1630874914
  • Pages : 189 pages

Download or read book Theologizing Friendship written by Nathan Sumner Lefler and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Theologizing Friendship, the author aims to revitalize Jean Leclercq's defense of monastic theology, while expanding and qualifying some of the central theses expounded in Leclercq's magisterial The Love of Learning and the Desire for God. The current work contributes to a revised and updated status quaestionis concerning the theological relationship between classical monasticism and scholasticism, construed in more systematic and speculative terms than those of Leclercq, rendered here through the lens of friendship as a theological topos. The work shares with Ivan Illich's In the Vineyard of the Text the conviction that the rise of the Schools (Paris, Oxford, etc.) constitutes one of the greatest intellectual watersheds in the history of Western civilization: where Illich's ruminations are largely philosophical and particularly epistemological, the author's are theological and metaphysical. In his novel proposal that within the monastic and scholastic milieux there obtain parallel threefold analogies among friendship, reading, and theology, the author not only offers an original contribution to current scholarship, but gestures towards avenues for institutional self-examination much needed by the contemporary--modern and postmodern--Academy.