tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post7245112252891084347..comments2023-10-10T08:02:18.073-04:00Comments on Rationally Speaking: If you are looking for something to readUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-41754253483652395662008-05-06T14:26:00.000-04:002008-05-06T14:26:00.000-04:00I've read Mayr's What Evolution Is a couple of tim...I've read Mayr's <I>What Evolution Is</I> a couple of times. The last time I used it as a reference while reading <I>The Ancestor's Tale</I> by Richard Dawkins. The two books seemed to have about the same level of up-to-dateness. And I found that the almost unwieldy structure of Dawkins' book was compensated by the brevity of Mayr. And vice-versa. Sometimes Mayr's discussions are so brief, you do not even realize they are discussions (for example, when he explains concepts like "norm of reaction").paul01https://www.blogger.com/profile/06306440944379183875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-85940385421824152052008-05-06T10:29:00.000-04:002008-05-06T10:29:00.000-04:00A couple of years ago I bought a reading list abou...A couple of years ago I bought a reading list about evolution suggested by you. It has been very helpfully guide me in the matter. And now the problem is that I donĀ“t have money in my pocket, but this new list is a pretty good one. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>icaro.ICAROhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011489587453349908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-37306215714496078582008-05-05T15:17:00.000-04:002008-05-05T15:17:00.000-04:00How about Sean Carroll's Making of the Fittest? Or...How about Sean Carroll's Making of the Fittest? Or Kirschner's Plausibility of Life?<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed Mayr's book--and Steve Jones'....John Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18280296574996987228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-3448404584804756202008-05-05T13:17:00.000-04:002008-05-05T13:17:00.000-04:00Two books I would add to the evolution list are:1....Two books I would add to the evolution list are:<BR/>1. "Your Inner Fish" by Neil Shubin<BR/><BR/>I am reading this now and it is excellent. Very well written, accessible and extremely interesting.<BR/><BR/>2. "Evolution: The History of an Idea" by Peter J. Bowler<BR/><BR/>I read an earlier addition for a history class in college. It was a great book. I very nice discussion and overview of the history of evolutionary thought. I am keen on reading the revised and expanded third edition.LCShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230899522753297278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-76855965228927965042008-05-05T11:39:00.000-04:002008-05-05T11:39:00.000-04:00I've read some of them but it appears as if I have...I've read some of them but it appears as if I have some new titles to check out.<BR/>I'm sure it's difficult to whittle the list down to 10 but here's one of my favorites: The Seashell on the Mountaintop<BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Seashell-Mountaintop-Science-Sainthood-Discovered/dp/0525947086/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210000329&sr=1-1<BR/><BR/>When you read Darwin (both Voyage and Origin) he details his findings so well that you can easily see how he came to his conclusions. The evidence just kept building up and tying together until the conclusion becomes obvious. The Seashell book is similar in explaining how the early philosophers and naturalists (there were no 'scientists' back then) gradually came to understand the geological clues that the Earth was giving up. In many cases those early naturalists were monks and even bishops and they weren't particularly happy with the conclusions they were coming to but the evidence was there and (for the most part) they couldn't deny it.<BR/>As an aside, it's kind of interesting that today's young-earthers are still scrabbling with the issues that the Catholic church faced back in the 17th and 18th centuries. <BR/>Well, time to head for the library. Thanks for the list MP.Die Anywayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632857696534495049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-81956309133851808522008-05-04T12:57:00.000-04:002008-05-04T12:57:00.000-04:00And now I have my summer reading list. Thanks!And now I have my summer reading list. Thanks!diyphysicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735939607480730255noreply@blogger.com