Bibliograph

Naming nature, the clash between instinct and science, Carol Kaesuk Yoon

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Naming nature, the clash between instinct and science, Carol Kaesuk Yoon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-317) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Naming nature

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

286488109

Responsibility statement

Carol Kaesuk Yoon

Sub title

the clash between instinct and science

Summary

This surprising, untold story about the poetic and deeply human (cognitive) capacity to name the natural world illuminates science's limitations and the urgency of staying connected to the natural world by using familiar, rather than scientific, names

Table Of Contents

The strange case of the fish that wasn't -- The search for the natural order begins. The little oracle ; Miracle in a barnacle ; What rock bottom looks like -- A vision illuminated. A surprise in the Tower of Babel ; The Umwelt among babies and the brain-damaged ; Wog's legacy -- A science is born. Taxonomy by the numbers ; Better taxonomy through chemistry ; The death of the fish -- A vision reclaimed. This strange notion ; Beyond science

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Naming nature

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