Aristotle to Zoos: A Philosophical Dictionary of Biology

by J.S. Medawar and Peter Medawar

Book Overview

In the spirit of Voltaire--and occasionally in the spirit of P. G. Wodehouse--P. B. and J. S. Medawar have crafted for the life sciences a source of reference that is meant for browsing, a book both authoritative and filled with delights. The authors' breadth of knowledge is encyclopedic-- arranged, appropriately enough, from A to Z--but more than that, they illuminate the ideas of biology with wit and intelligence and uncommon good sense. They...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674045378
• ISBN13: 9780674045378
• Release Date: March 1985
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"