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Good enough : the tolerance for mediocrity in nature and society / Daniel S. Milo.

Milo, Daniel S. (Daniel Shabetaï), author.; ProQuest (Firm)
2019
QH366.2 .M555 2019
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Title
Good enough : the tolerance for mediocrity in nature and society / Daniel S. Milo.
Author
Milo, Daniel S. (Daniel Shabetaï), author.
ISBN
9780674240049 (electronic book)
0674240049 (electronic book)
9780674504622
0674504623
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (310 pages) : illustrations, map.
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QH366.2 .M555 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
576.8
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
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Part One. Icons as test cases: The giraffe: science begins in wonder
The domestication analogy: Darwin's original sin
The Galapagos and the finch: two unrepresentative icons
The brain: our ancestors' worst enemy
Part Two. The theory of the good enough: Embracing neutrality
Strange ranges: the bias toward excess
Nature's safety net
Part Three. Our triumph and its side effects: The invention of tomorrow
Humanity's safety net
The excellence conspiracy: critique of evolutionary ethics.

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