<p>Evolution's Arrow argues that evolution is directional and progressive, and that this has major consequences for humanity. Without resort to teleology, the book demonstrates that evolution moves in the direction of producing cooperative organisations of greater scale and evolvability - evolution has organised molecular processes into cells, cells into organisms, and organisms into societies. The book founds this position on a new theory of the evolution of cooperation. It shows that self-interest at the level of the genes does not prevent cooperation from increasing as evolution unfolds. Evolution progresses by discovering ways to build cooperative organisations out of self-interested individuals. The book also shows that evolution itself has evolved. Evolution has progressively improved the ability of evolutionary mechanisms to discover effective adaptations. And it has produced new and better mechanisms. Evolution's Arrow uses this understanding of the direction of evolution to identify the next great steps in the evolution of life on earth - the steps that humanity must take if we are to continue to be successful in evolutionary terms. A key step for humanity is to increase the scale and evolvability of our societies, eventually forming a unified and cooperative society on the scale of the planet. We must also transform ourselves psychologically to become self-evolving organisms - organisms that are able to escape their biological and cultural past by adapting in whatever directions are necessary to achieve future evolutionary success.</p>

Evolution's Arrow: the direction of evolution and the future of humanity

Science & Math

Stewart, John

Evolution

Chapman Press

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Chats to Violin Students in How to Study the Violin

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Carrodus, J. T.

Music

Spindle And Plough

Dudeney, Henry

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Premillennialism - Non-Scriptural, Non-Historic, Non-Scientific, Non-Philosophical

Literature & Fiction

Mains, George Preston

Literary

Western Lyrics

Hildebrand, Anna Louise

Rules For English Composition, And Particularly For Themes

Reference

Rippingham, John

Words, Language & Grammar

The Story of Captain; The Horse with the Human Brain

JAMES, GEORGE WHARTON

Biographies & Memoirs

This article contains a wealth of geographical, historical and botanical information about the rose family fruits in the tropics. Contents Include: Loquat - Cultivation, Propagation, Yield and Picking, Pests and Diseases, Varieties; Capulin; Manzanilla; Icaco. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

An Article on the Loquat Fruit and its Relatives - Being Fruits of the Rose Family Cultivated in the Tropics

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Popenoe, Wilson

Gardening & Landscape Design

Poems of William Blake

BLAKE, William

Poetry

This text contains a detailed introduction to French furniture, popular in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. A fascinating treatise, detailing some of the most beautiful and ornate furniture ever produced, this antique book will be of considerable value to collectors of furniture literature and those with an interest in the breath-taking endeavours of France's artisan furniture makers. Complete with an array of beautiful illustrations, this book is one of a kind and not to be missed by those keen on the subject. The chapters of this book include discussions of: Louis Quatorze, The Regency Period, Louis Quinze, The Directory, and Reproductions. This text has been elected for modern republication due to its educational value, and we are proud to republish it here complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture.

An Introduction to French Furniture of the 17th and 18th Century - Including Chapters on Louis Quatorze, Louis Quinze and the Regency

Litchfield, Frederick

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