Good Enough: The Tolerance for Mediocrity in Nature and Society

by Daniel S. Milo

Book Overview

In this spirited and irreverent critique of Darwin's long hold over our imagination, a distinguished philosopher of science makes the case that, in culture as well as nature, not only the fittest survive: the world is full of the "good enough" that persist too.

Why is the genome of a salamander forty times larger than that of a human? Why does the avocado tree produce a million flowers and only a hundred fruits? Why, in short, is there...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674504623
• ISBN13: 9780674504622
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"