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8. Up Against a Wall
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- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction 1
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I. Art and Science
- 1. The Upwardly Mobile Fossils of Leonardo’s Living Earth 17
- 2. The Great Western and the Fighting Temeraire 45
- 3. Seeing Eye to Eye, Through a Glass Clearly 57
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II. Biographies in Evolution
- 4. The Clam Stripped Bare by Her Naturalists, Even 77
- 5. Darwin’s American Soulmate: A Bird’s-Eye View 99
- 6. A Seahorse for All Races 119
- 7. Mr. Sophia’s Pony 141
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III. Human Prehistory
- 8. Up Against a Wall 161
- 9. A Lesson from the Old Masters 179
- 10. Our Unusual Unity 197
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IV. Of History and Toleration
- 11. A Cerion for Christopher 215
- 12. The Dodo in the Caucus Race 231
- 13. The Diet of Worms and the Defenestration of Prague 251
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V. Evolutionary Facts and Theories
- 14. Non-Overlapping Magisteria 269
- 15. Boyle’s Law and Darwin’s Details 285
- 16. The Tallest Tale 301
- 17. Brotherhood by Inversion (or, As the Worm Turns) 319
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VI. Different Perceptions of common Truths
- 18. War of the Worldviews 339
- 19. Triumph of the Root-Heads 355
- 20. Can We Truly Know Sloth and Rapacity? 375
- 21. Reversing Established Orders 393
- Bibliography 405
- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 412
- INDEX 414
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction 1
-
I. Art and Science
- 1. The Upwardly Mobile Fossils of Leonardo’s Living Earth 17
- 2. The Great Western and the Fighting Temeraire 45
- 3. Seeing Eye to Eye, Through a Glass Clearly 57
-
II. Biographies in Evolution
- 4. The Clam Stripped Bare by Her Naturalists, Even 77
- 5. Darwin’s American Soulmate: A Bird’s-Eye View 99
- 6. A Seahorse for All Races 119
- 7. Mr. Sophia’s Pony 141
-
III. Human Prehistory
- 8. Up Against a Wall 161
- 9. A Lesson from the Old Masters 179
- 10. Our Unusual Unity 197
-
IV. Of History and Toleration
- 11. A Cerion for Christopher 215
- 12. The Dodo in the Caucus Race 231
- 13. The Diet of Worms and the Defenestration of Prague 251
-
V. Evolutionary Facts and Theories
- 14. Non-Overlapping Magisteria 269
- 15. Boyle’s Law and Darwin’s Details 285
- 16. The Tallest Tale 301
- 17. Brotherhood by Inversion (or, As the Worm Turns) 319
-
VI. Different Perceptions of common Truths
- 18. War of the Worldviews 339
- 19. Triumph of the Root-Heads 355
- 20. Can We Truly Know Sloth and Rapacity? 375
- 21. Reversing Established Orders 393
- Bibliography 405
- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 412
- INDEX 414