Inscribed first edition of this history of evolutionary thought by Mayr, "a man considered by many to be the greatest evolutionist of the century."
Fine in fine jacket.
Price: $750.00
"Science, in the minds of too many scientists, is considered to be merely a sequence of discoveries or, worse, a steppingstone to technological innovation."
Mayr, one of the architects of the synthetic theory of evolution, "must also be credited with almost singlehandedly starting the study of the philosophy of biology, and for developing the study of the history of biology" (Marks). Here, the celebrated (and much-decorated) biologist "elucidate the subtleties of Darwin's thought and that of his contemporaries" in this distillation of Darwin's legacy, one of Mayr's later works. A devotee of Darwin by the time of the writing of this book, ONE LONG ARGUMENT is the culmination of Mayr's decades of study on the topic and the result of his efforts to write a book that is both dedicated exclusively to Darwinism and accessible to "students and lay-people broadly interested in the role of Darwin's thought in the history of ideas." A fresh signed copy.
Read More: Marks, "Ernst Mayr, 1904- 2005," Evolutionary Anthropology.
First printing. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1991. 9.25'' x 6''. Original green cloth, backed in black, gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($19.95) color photographic jacket designed by Marianne Perlak. Textured sandy endpapers. xvi, 196 pages. Inscribed by Ernst to title page: "For Fernando Vega / with best wishes / Ernst Mayr." Jacket with trace rubbing. Book clean.
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