Aristotle's Ladder, Darwin's Tree: The Evolution of Visual Metaphors for Biological Order

by J. David Archibald

Leading paleontologist J. David Archibald explores the rich history of visual metaphors for biological order from ancient times to the present and their influence on humans' perception of their place in nature, offering uncommon insight into how we went from standing on the top rung of the biological ladder to embodying just one tiny twig on the tree of life. He begins with the ancient but still misguided use of ladders to show biological order,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231164122
• ISBN13: 9780231164122
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 11.0"