{"product_id":"synergistic-selection-how-cooperation-has-shaped-evolution-and-the-rise-of-humankind-paperback","title":"Synergistic Selection: How Cooperation Has Shaped Evolution and the Rise of Humankind - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter A. Corning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eco-author of (among others) Evolution in Four Dimensions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nothing about the evolution of biological complexity makes sense except in the light of synergy.\" Peter Corning's new book is being hailed as a major contribution to what is perhaps the greatest shift in our understanding of evolution since \u003cem\u003eThe Origin of Species\u003c\/em\u003e. It's a tour de force that takes us on a synergy-guided tour of the history of life. As Corning puts it, \"life on Earth has been a synergistic phenomenon from the get go.\" Corning also shows how synergy has been a key to human evolution, including the rise of complex modern societies. \"Cooperation may have been the vehicle, but synergy was the driver.\" As we now face a tipping point and another major transition in evolution, Corning offers us a synergy-based road-map to the future. \"One of the great take-home lessons from the epic of evolution is that cooperation produces synergy, and synergy is the way forward. The arc of evolution bends toward synergy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing about the evolution of biological complexity makes sense except in the light of synergy. Peter Corning's new book is being hailed as a major contribution to what is perhaps the greatest shift in our understanding of evolution since The Origin of Species. It's a tour de force that takes us on a synergy-guided tour of the history of life. As Corning puts it, \"life on Earth has been a synergistic phenomenon from the get go.\" Corning also shows how synergy has been a key to human evolution, including the rise of complex modern societies. \"Cooperation may have been the vehicle, but synergy was the driver.\" As we now face a tipping point and another major transition in evolution, Corning offers us a synergy-based road-map to the future. \"One of the great take-home lessons from the epic of evolution is that cooperation produces synergy, and synergy is the way forward. The arc of evolution bends toward synergy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51793308254496,"sku":"9789813234604","price":48.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e438c1c22b5168059fd200b3f716a9e1.webp?v=1780718253","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/synergistic-selection-how-cooperation-has-shaped-evolution-and-the-rise-of-humankind-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}