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Corning, Peter A., 1935-

Nature's magic : synergy in evolution and the fate of humankind / Peter A. Corning. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (ix, 454 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-429).

Prologue: the new evolutionary paradigm -- The enchanted loom -- The magic castle -- Black magic -- The synergism hypothesis -- The sorcerer's apprentice -- Conjuring human evolution: the synergistic ape --Conjuring history: does cultural evolution have an arrow? -- The science of history -- Conjuring the future: what can we predict?

In Nature's Magic, Peter Corning describes how synergy - a vaguely familiar term to many of us - has been a wellspring of creativity in the natural world and has played a key role in the evolution of co-operation and complexity, from physics and chemistry to the latest human technologies.

ISBN: 0511078706 (electronic bk.) 9780511078705 (electronic bk.) 0511077130 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) 9780511077135 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) 0511075596 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) 9780511075599 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) 0511170432 (electronic bk.) 9780511170430 (electronic bk.) (Cloth)

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Evolution (Biology)
Human evolution.
Homme--Évolution.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Evolution.
Evolution (Biology)
Human evolution.
Evolutie.
Mensen.
Complexiteit.
Evolution.
Biology.
Health & Biological Sciences.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QH366.2 / .C73 2003eb

Dewey Class. No.: 576.8