About this title: No book has ever established the life sciences so firmly in the mainstream of Western intellectual history as 'The Growth of Biological Thought.' Ten years in preparation, this is a work of epic proportions, tracing the development of the major problems of biology, from the earliest attempts to find order in the diversity of life to modern ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Belknap Press
Date Published: 1982-05-17
ISBN-13:9780674364455ISBN:0674364457
Description: Good. Ex library copy. May have a clear plastic book cover, library stamps, catalog numbers, stickers or other markings. No dust jacket. Good clean condition. All pages are clean. Cover/book edges have some wear. Your satisfaction is guaranteed! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Belknap Press
Date Published: 1982-05-17
ISBN-13:9780674364455ISBN:0674364457
Description: Fair. Bright, tight, clear pages, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, text block pulling away from spine, cracked at title page, would be rated higher but the dust jacket is missing. read more
Binding: hardcover oversized
Publisher: Belknap Press
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780674364455ISBN:0674364457
Description: Fair in fair dust jacket. ex-library/associated marks/stickers/pocket, otherwise clean text; dj in protective sleeve & pasted down; general wear; spine slant; read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Belknap Press/Harvard University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780674364455ISBN:0674364457
Description: Very Good/Good. . Hardcover, very good condition, w. ltly slanted, ltly compressed sp. Ltly tanned p. edges. Sig on ffep, o/w clean, tight, unmarked. Dj good, ltly rubbed, sme lt marks and scratches. Sme lt edgwr, chipping at top and bottom, esp at sp ends. Sm tears, bumping at top sp, repaired w. tape from ins. Ltly tanned flaps, sme lt tanning ins. read more
Edition: Text is Free of Markings
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780674364455ISBN:0674364457
Description: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 974 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Owner's name on front end paper. read more
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge:
Date Published: (1982).
Description: First edition, later printing. A nearly thousand-page history of biological ideas by a 20th-century giant in the field of evolutionary biology. Light foxing, signatures falling away from spine, otherwise very good, lacking dust jacket (if issued in one). read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Belknap Pr
Date Published: 1985-03-01
ISBN-13:9780674364462ISBN:0674364465
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Belknap Press
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780674364462ISBN:0674364465
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Belknap Press
Date Published: 1982-05-17
ISBN-13:9780674364455ISBN:0674364457
Description: Good. ***WITHDRAWN LIBRARY COPY** * with customary stamps and stickers; No markings in text; Covers show circulation wear; No Dust Jacket; Splash mark on edge of pages; Being sold on consignment for the library. Choose your shipping option based on the time you are able to wait for delivery. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Belknap Press
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780674364455ISBN:0674364457
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. DJ has small tears/chips, edge wear, creases, scratches, rubbed corners/spine, slightly faded. Boards have edge wear, rubbed corners/spine. No writing. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 992 p. Belknap Press. Audience: General/trade. Book Condition: Very good. Clean cover. Other than some underlining, clean pages. Tight binding. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
ISBN-13:9780674364462ISBN:0674364465
Description: Good. 0674364465 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
"A very thorough and intricately researched text, this is an outstanding overview of the history of biological and evolutionary thought ranging from Aristotle to late 20th century views. Mayr provides clear discussion of relevant issues and broad conceptual overviews in ways that are helpful and (sometimes) interesting. At times Mayr gets very detailed with regards to historical debates, and provides a fairly unbiased view of both sides (much of the time). At times, however, Mayr's attention to detail and zeal for presenting the whole picture can be overwhelming and very dry. On the other hand, each chapter is well cited and can serve as a springboard for further research in the conceptual issues concerning the history and philosophy of biology and evolution. This is a valuable text for anyone interested in this growing field."
"I can't ever really say I enjoyed a huge science textbook (especially with no pictures!), but Mayr's book was fairly easy to read and understand and was VERY thorough, even if he is a little defensive about biology the entire time."
"Yeah well, to be frank, I haven't really finished this book. It's SUPER-EXTRA-THICK, tracing the growth of biological thought (well, of course: it's in the title), and it's like some sort of Bible to me - I can check it time and again if there is something I need to know, from Aristoteles to Darwin, from Harvey to Simpson...
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