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a784779 |
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20241023203036.0 |
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784779 |
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| LC control number |
2018052620 |
| 072 ## - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE |
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| Subject category code |
SHS |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780674504622 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardback ; |
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alk. paper) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
MH/DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
MH |
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rda |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QH366.2 |
| Item number |
.M555 2019 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
576.8 |
| Edition number |
23 |
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mau |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Milo, Daniel S. |
| Fuller form of name |
(Daniel Shabetaï), |
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author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Good enough : |
| Remainder of title |
the tolerance for mediocrity in nature and society / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Daniel S. Milo. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Harvard University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2019. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
310 pages : |
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color illustrations, color map ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm |
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text |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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rdacarrier |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
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.-- |
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Provided by publisher |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Evolution (Biology) |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Natural selection. |
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Social evolution. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Imperfection. |
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| 930 ## - EQUIVALENCE OR CROSS-REFERENCE-UNIFORM TITLE HEADING [LOCAL, CANADA] |
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| Uniform title |
784779 |
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a784779 |
| 955 ## - COPY-LEVEL INFORMATION (RLIN) |
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rl09 2019-01-17 ; to Dewey |
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xm08 2019-01-18 (telework) |
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rl02 2019-08-08 to CALM |
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MHCIP |
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2019-01-17 |
