Evolution Religion and science 15 Jul 2007 There has been a bit of a resurgence of science versus religion posts and chatter in various forums* that I inhabit when I’m not working lately. It occurred to me that it might be time to do one of my sermons. There are basically two popular views of the relation… Read More
Biology Evidence and Evolution 23 Jul 2009 I have just finished doing a review (for Systematic Biology) that took me six months. It was not because I was slack. It was because I had to read it in three page segments. The book is “Evidence and Evolution: The Logic Behind the Science” (Elliott Sober) Read More
History The historical way to do science 2 Oct 2010 A review of two history of science books in History Today starts out The story of science is Whig history. We are forever cherry-picking the routes by which we came to our present understanding of the world – and the implication is always the same: our current grasp is final,… Read More
I never did Italian, so I don’t know the right things. They told me June. Bugger. I don’t have a physical copy yet.
Well done, John. Don’t forget to have Cal send a review copy to your favorite weekly science journal beginning with N.
Well, it’s a play on the Naturphilosophen view that one can “see” a species rather than define it, you see…
Well, it’s a play on the Naturphilosophen view that one can “see” a species rather than define it, you see…
Well, it’s a play on the Naturphilosophen view that one can “see” a species rather than define it, you see…
congratulations! (and “Quel excitement !”, excitement being masculine — but you might prefer “Quelle excitation !”)
Wow. That’s brilliant. Congratulations. I bet it feels good to touch. As soon as Morgs saw me open up the University of California Press website he started conjuring ways to get us a US mailing address ASAP! 🙂
Goes on my wishlist…unless there’s a paperback version in the offing! Has Katsuhiro Otomo picked up the rights yet? — Martin
Not available anywhere yet, John, until September. I am investigating the cost – a sister volume is only $39.95US and it has colo[u]r, so given that I gave up my royalties on the first run, I expected it to be lower in price. I don’t know what the paperback will cost, but I hope it will be in the US$20-30 range.
Not available anywhere yet, John, until September. I am investigating the cost – a sister volume is only $39.95US and it has colo[u]r, so given that I gave up my royalties on the first run, I expected it to be lower in price. I don’t know what the paperback will cost, but I hope it will be in the US$20-30 range.
So, when I buy my (suitably) expensive copy, how do I get it autographed? Wanna signed copy, too!! (A word to the wise, though, be very wary of anything a lawyer wants you to sign.)
Many congratulations, John. Philosophers usually baffle me (a humble historian) with their terminology, but this is one I must try. Does the price look high? Judging by some academic books I have seen lately, US$50 or so looks almost reasonable, but it depends on the yoyoing A $ rate. Not available in Australia yet?
Congratulations! I’m glad that University of California Press has opened their author list to gorillas … next, the bonobos will be publishing literary criticism and field studies.
Congratulations! I’m glad that University of California Press has opened their author list to gorillas … next, the bonobos will be publishing literary criticism and field studies.
In that book I don’t delve much into bacterial species – that was something fairly recent. But I do have a published paper on the topic (unfortunately, they mixed up the figures – you can work out which is which easily).
As long as they only leave publishing open to the great apes, I don’t think we have to worry about cdesignists getting in… I do look forward to reading it when it becomes available. Just out of curiosity, do you delve into bacterial and viral “species” at all or do you stick with eukaryotes?
As long as they only leave publishing open to the great apes, I don’t think we have to worry about cdesignists getting in… I do look forward to reading it when it becomes available. Just out of curiosity, do you delve into bacterial and viral “species” at all or do you stick with eukaryotes?