Contingency and Convergence: Toward a Cosmic Biology of Body and Mind

by Russell Powell

Can we can use the patterns and processes of convergent evolution to make inferences about universal laws of life, on Earth and elsewhere?

In this book, Russell Powell investigates whether we can use the patterns and processes of convergent evolution to make inferences about universal laws of life, on Earth and elsewhere. Weaving together disparate philosophical and empirical threads, Powell offers the first detailed analysis of the interplay...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262043394
• ISBN13: 9780262043397
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"