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September 14, 2004
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
| Title | Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge |  |
| Author | Edward O. Wilson | |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company | |
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| ISBN | 0 316 64569 9 | |
| Reviewed by | Jane Szita | |
| The new century will be one of ‘holism’, according to Edward O. Wilson. The pioneer of sociobiology and biodiversity, biologist Wilson has been called a ‘modern Darwin.’ In this book, he argues that the world and all its life-forms manifest consilience — organisation in terms of a small number of natural laws that underpin everything. Seen from this perspective, the ancient Greek idea of the oneness of all knowledge, rediscovered during the Enlightenment and then lost again, is due for a revival. "A united system of knowledge is the surest means of identifying the still unexplored domains of reality," Wilson writes. Moreover, a united system will keep us connected with the world and "our ancient heritage." | ||
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Posted by Books Editor at September 14, 2004 09:33 PM