About this title: Challenging the fundamental assumptions of modern science, this ground-breaking radical hypothesis suggests that nature itself has memory. Sheldrake's hypothesis has been featured in Science, Nature, New Scientist, USA TODAY, and Newsweek. Drawings and photos throughout.
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Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Park Street Press
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780892815371ISBN:089281537X
Description: Fair. Copyright@1995. Trade paperback. upper part of front endpage has been ripped. first 8 chapters have marking and writing on them. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Park Street Press
Date Published: 1995-03-01
ISBN-13:9780892815371ISBN:089281537X
Description: Good. Spine uncreased, binding tight. Cover has slight edge wear. Text unmarked, pages clean and bright. *Ships Next Business day* read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Times
Date Published: 1st printing, 1988
Description: Very Good/Very Good hard cover. 8vo, boards, 391pp, illus. edgewear, nicks dust jacket. owner name inside front cover. inscription from Rupert front end page. stress at gutter title page. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Park Street Pr
Date Published: 1995-03-01
ISBN-13:9780892815371ISBN:089281537X
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780892815371. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780002177856ISBN:0002177854
Description: Fair in Very Good dust jacket. 0002177854. Good reading copy, ex private library with a stamp on the front endpaper and in the margin of page 49, and has pencilled annotations (previous owner has written the chapter numbers into the top right corner of most pages, and there are several underlinings and lines in the margin), in a bright unclipped dustjacket. 390 pages, figures in the text, notes, references, glossary, index. read more
Edition: 1st Edition in this form.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Park Street Press, Rochester, Vermont
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780892815371ISBN:089281537X
Description: Description: xxii, 391 p. : ill.; 24 cm. Subjects: Science--Philosophy. Morphogenesis. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. 1. pp. 391. read more
Edition: 1st Edition in this form.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Park Street Press, Rochester, Vermont
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780892815371ISBN:089281537X
Description: Description: xxii, 391 p. : ill.; 24 cm. Subjects: Science--Philosophy. Morphogenesis. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Park Street Press
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780892815371ISBN:089281537X
Description: Good. Used Condition-GOOD can be a well cared for Book that is in great condition to a Book that may show some signs of wear. GOOD Books sometimes are permanently marked; have some spine or page creases; exibit signs of aging or an ExLibrary copy. ** Sometimes grease pencil or permanent marking on cover. May contain limited notes and or highlighting. 100% Satisfaction guaranteed on all purchases. ** SHIPS FROM USA-Domestic Delivery takes 5-14 days ** read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Park Street Press, Rochester VT
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780892815371ISBN:089281537X
Description: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 9. Trade paper. Ink underlining noted inside. (Science-black/white & red letters) "Rupert Sheldrake's theory of morphic resonance challenges the fundamental assumptions of modern science, proposing that all natural systems, from crystals to human society, inherit a collective memory that influences their form and behavior. The Presence of the Past presents evidence for Sheldrake's controversial theory, exploring its implications in the fields of biology, physics, ... read more
Edition: 2nd Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Park Street Press, Rochester, VT
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780892815371ISBN:089281537X
Description: Fair. A good reading copy. pages clean and bright. binding cracked/broke pgs. 182-183. edge wear with denting. corners dented, creased and split. read more
"This is simply fascinating, i was so engrossed in it even though it is way over my head. Here is a random sentence: "On the hypothesis of formative causation, the reason we have our own memories is that we are more similar to ourselves in the past than we are to anyone else; we are subject to a highly specific self-resonance from our own previous states.""
"Sheldrake's work on morphic fields is ground-breaking. His theory on formative causation casts an interesting light on why animals instinctively know how to do things like build nests, migrate, repair hives or homes, etc. It is also useful in explaining why human beings learn more rapidly now than they used to. And that is just a small scratch on the surface of the incredible content in this book. If you're interested in looking at the strengths and weaknesses of the mechanistic world view and also of evolution as a theory to explain the ongoing creativity occuring in our universe, you have to read this book. Metaphysics aren't left out, and God as the author of the universe is also a distinct possibility. It's dense, but worth reading, in my opinion."
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