Good enough :: the tolerance for mediocrity in nature and society /
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 so much waste in nature? In this lively and wide-ranging meditation on the curious accidents and unexpected detours on the...
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 so much waste in nature? In this lively and wide-ranging meditation on the curious accidents and unexpected detours on the path of life, Daniel Milo argues that we ask these questions because we've embraced a faulty conception of how evolution--and human society--really works. Good Enough offers a vigorous critique of the quasi-monopoly that Darwin's concept of natural selection has on our idea of the natural world. Darwinism excels in accounting for the evolution of traits, but it does not explain their excess in size and number. Many traits far exceed the optimal configuration to do the job, and yet the maintenance of this extra baggage does not prevent species from thriving for millions of years. Milo aims to give the messy side of nature its due--to stand up for the wasteful and inefficient organisms that nevertheless survive and multiply. But he does not stop at the border between evolutionary theory and its social consequences. He argues provocatively that the theory of evolution through natural selection has acquired the trappings of an ethical system. Optimization, competitiveness, and innovation have become the watchwords of Western societies, yet their role in human lives--as in the rest of nature--is dangerously overrated. Imperfection is not just good enough: it may at times be essential to survival.-- |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (310 pages) : color illustrations, color map |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Milo, Daniel S. (Daniel Shabetaï), author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwdfDfJW4B3md3WGg8Hmd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91076857 Good enough : the tolerance for mediocrity in nature and society / Daniel S. Milo. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019. 1 online resource (310 pages) : color illustrations, color map text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier 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 so much waste in nature? In this lively and wide-ranging meditation on the curious accidents and unexpected detours on the path of life, Daniel Milo argues that we ask these questions because we've embraced a faulty conception of how evolution--and human society--really works. Good Enough offers a vigorous critique of the quasi-monopoly that Darwin's concept of natural selection has on our idea of the natural world. Darwinism excels in accounting for the evolution of traits, but it does not explain their excess in size and number. Many traits far exceed the optimal configuration to do the job, and yet the maintenance of this extra baggage does not prevent species from thriving for millions of years. Milo aims to give the messy side of nature its due--to stand up for the wasteful and inefficient organisms that nevertheless survive and multiply. But he does not stop at the border between evolutionary theory and its social consequences. He argues provocatively that the theory of evolution through natural selection has acquired the trappings of an ethical system. Optimization, competitiveness, and innovation have become the watchwords of Western societies, yet their role in human lives--as in the rest of nature--is dangerously overrated. Imperfection is not just good enough: it may at times be essential to survival.-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Part one. Icons as test cases --The giraffe : science begins in wonder -- The domestication analogy : Darwin's original sin -- The Galápagos 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. Print version record. Evolution (Biology) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004042 Natural selection. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090264 Social evolution. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85123940 Imperfection. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87007026 Évolution sociale. Imperfection. SCIENCE Life Sciences Biology General. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Evolution. bisacsh SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution bisacsh Evolution (Biology) fast Imperfection fast Natural selection fast Social evolution fast Biologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4006851-1 Evolution gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4071050-6 Natürliche Auslese gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4132359-2 Soziologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4077624-4 Mittelmäßigkeit Motiv gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/7631681-6 Print version: Milo, Daniel S. (Daniel Shabetaï). Good enough. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019 9780674504622 (DLC) 2018052620 (OCoLC)1059238548 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2103685 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Milo, Daniel S. (Daniel Shabetaï) Good enough : the tolerance for mediocrity in nature and society / Part one. Icons as test cases --The giraffe : science begins in wonder -- The domestication analogy : Darwin's original sin -- The Galápagos 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. Evolution (Biology) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004042 Natural selection. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090264 Social evolution. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85123940 Imperfection. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87007026 Évolution sociale. Imperfection. SCIENCE Life Sciences Biology General. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Evolution. bisacsh SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution bisacsh Evolution (Biology) fast Imperfection fast Natural selection fast Social evolution fast Biologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4006851-1 Evolution gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4071050-6 Natürliche Auslese gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4132359-2 Soziologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4077624-4 Mittelmäßigkeit Motiv gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/7631681-6 |
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| title | Good enough : the tolerance for mediocrity in nature and society / |
| title_auth | Good enough : the tolerance for mediocrity in nature and society / |
| title_exact_search | Good enough : the tolerance for mediocrity in nature and society / |
| title_full | Good enough : the tolerance for mediocrity in nature and society / Daniel S. Milo. |
| title_fullStr | Good enough : the tolerance for mediocrity in nature and society / Daniel S. Milo. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Good enough : the tolerance for mediocrity in nature and society / Daniel S. Milo. |
| title_short | Good enough : |
| title_sort | good enough the tolerance for mediocrity in nature and society |
| title_sub | the tolerance for mediocrity in nature and society / |
| topic | Evolution (Biology) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004042 Natural selection. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090264 Social evolution. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85123940 Imperfection. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87007026 Évolution sociale. Imperfection. SCIENCE Life Sciences Biology General. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Evolution. bisacsh SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution bisacsh Evolution (Biology) fast Imperfection fast Natural selection fast Social evolution fast Biologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4006851-1 Evolution gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4071050-6 Natürliche Auslese gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4132359-2 Soziologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4077624-4 Mittelmäßigkeit Motiv gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/7631681-6 |
| topic_facet | Evolution (Biology) Natural selection. Social evolution. Imperfection. Évolution sociale. SCIENCE Life Sciences Biology General. SCIENCE Life Sciences Evolution. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution Imperfection Natural selection Social evolution Biologie Evolution Natürliche Auslese Soziologie Mittelmäßigkeit Motiv |
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