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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. Full description
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. |
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Physical Description: |
viii, 344 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-317) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780393061970 (hardcover) : 0393061973 (hardcover) |
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