Good Enough
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Good Enough offers a vigorous critique of the quasi-monopoly that Darwin’s concept of natural selection has on our idea of the natural world. Darwinism excels in accounting for the evolution of traits, but it does not explain their excess in size and number. Many traits far exceed the optimal configuration to do the job, and yet the maintenance of this extra baggage does not prevent species from thriving for millions of years. Milo aims to give the messy side of nature its due―to stand up for the wasteful and inefficient organisms that nevertheless survive and multiply.
But he does not stop at the border between evolutionary theory and its social consequences. He argues provocatively that the theory of evolution through natural selection has acquired the trappings of an ethical system. Optimization, competitiveness, and innovation have become the watchwords of Western societies, yet their role in human lives―as in the rest of nature―is dangerously overrated. Imperfection is not just good enough: it may at times be essential to survival.
작가정보
저자(글) Milo, Daniel S.
Daniel S. Milo is Chair of Natural Philosophy at the ?cole des Hautes ?tudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris and has been a visiting professor at the University of Chicago; Mills College; the University of California, Berkeley; Wissenschaftskolleg, Berlin; and Tel Aviv University. He has directed two theater productions and produced three films. Good Enough is his ninth book.
출판사 서평
“Takes aim at this image of evolution as relentless improvement.”―Gregory Radick, Times Literary Supplement
“Good Enough wonders why evolutionary biologists shun the scientific thinking called the null hypothesis… Some of nature’s wonders might be happy accidents, rather than masterpieces of adaptation… It is a charming argument, suited to lazy, sunny afternoons: ‘Why should we struggle and strain when we are all good enough?’”―Simon Ings, New Scientist
“Bold but carefully reasoned…An argument that pays reverence to Darwin as revolutionary thinker while nonetheless insisting that both he and many others have indeed ‘extend[ed] too far the action of natural selection.’…Milo insists that nature is full not of excellence but of mediocrity―not cut-throat competitive champions but merely the manifold forms of life that survive just well enough not to die…Good Enough is an important intervention that boasts none of the mediocrity that Milo finds everywhere at work―or rather, asleep on the job―in the natural world.”―Ben Murphy, PopMatters
“A thought-provoking critique of the dominance of adaptationist explanations. He argues that, while natural selection is important, it is not the only, possibly not even the default mechanism, in evolution. No, Milo claims, the mediocre also survive and thrive…Insightful and unsettling…What a fantastic book!”―Leon Villager, Inquisitive Biologist
“Milo aims to give the messy side of nature its due―to stand up for the wasteful and inefficient organisms that nevertheless survive and multiply…Imperfection is not just good enough: it may at times be essential to survival.”―Southeastern Naturalist
“Stimulating.”―La Recherche
“Through a marshaling of facts and a careful reading of scientific opinions, Milo shows himself to be a persuasive analyst and historical detective, revealing critical sides of the evolution argument that have often been ignored. The book, full of humor and unexpected examples, showcases Milo’s skill for storytelling.”―Marc Kirschner, Founding Chair, Department of Systems Biology, Harvard University
“Good Enough is a book that changes key cultural assumptions, offering a radical revision of the ideas of evolution and selection. Daniel Milo argues that nature follows the law of inertia, makes do with mediocrity, and relies on chance rather than maximization. It is a rare book that will leave a lasting impact on scientific discourse and on popular imagination.”―Eva Illouz, ?cole des Hautes ?tudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
“In this salutary essay, Daniel Milo tells biologists with delight what they already know but never confess. Rooting his argument in the genesis of Darwin’s theory, Milo emphasizes the place of the mediocre, the useless, and the level-down in natural variation. Without contradicting the power of natural selection, Good Enough suggests that the long tails of trait variation govern survival more than optimization, subsequently shaping the diversity of life.”―Nicolas Gompel, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich
기본정보
ISBN | 9780674504622 ( 0674504623 ) |
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발행(출시)일자 | 2019년 06월 03일 |
쪽수 | 320쪽 |
크기 |
147 * 211
* 33
mm
/ 567 g
|
총권수 | 1권 |
언어 | 영어 |
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