Good Enough: The Tolerance for Mediocrity in Nature and Society

by Daniel S. Milo

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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:0.10 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"

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