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The Selfish Gene The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 197,856 ratings — published 1976
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The Origin of Species The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 124,597 ratings — published 1859
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 34,410 ratings — published 2017
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,328,605 ratings — published 2011
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 42,491 ratings — published 1986
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 82,103 ratings — published 2014
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 57,068 ratings — published 2009
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as biologia)
avg rating 4.31 — 55,505 ratings — published 2020
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Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.42 — 21,146 ratings — published 2012
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 29,026 ratings — published 2004
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 93,189 ratings — published 2015
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The Gene: An Intimate History The Gene: An Intimate History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 58,100 ratings — published 2016
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The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 6,155 ratings — published 2015
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Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 29,914 ratings — published 2008
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Darwin sem Frescura Darwin sem Frescura (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 587 ratings — published 2019
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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 33,656 ratings — published 2016
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Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 10,401 ratings — published 1989
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What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 8,108 ratings — published 1944
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The Double Helix The Double Helix (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 20,375 ratings — published 1968
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Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 17,207 ratings — published 1995
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The Diversity of Life (Questions of Science) The Diversity of Life (Questions of Science)
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avg rating 4.22 — 6,280 ratings — published 1992
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Why Evolution Is True Why Evolution Is True (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 26,420 ratings — published 2008
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants The Body: A Guide for Occupants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as biologia)
avg rating 4.31 — 104,835 ratings — published 2019
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The Revolutionary Genius of Plants: A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior The Revolutionary Genius of Plants: A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 2,796 ratings — published 2017
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Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 18,139 ratings — published 1993
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 118,449 ratings — published 2010
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 435,707 ratings — published 2003
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The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as biologia)
avg rating 3.98 — 4,707 ratings — published 2018
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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 16,949 ratings — published 2016
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The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease (ebook)
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avg rating 4.27 — 9,151 ratings — published 2013
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What Makes Biology Unique?: Considerations on the Autonomy of a Scientific Discipline What Makes Biology Unique?: Considerations on the Autonomy of a Scientific Discipline (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 196 ratings — published
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Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 914 ratings — published 1986
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Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 28,553 ratings — published 1999
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The Epigenetics Revolution The Epigenetics Revolution (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.05 — 5,553 ratings — published 2011
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Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as biologia)
avg rating 4.58 — 14,222 ratings — published 2021
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The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as biologia)
avg rating 4.28 — 16,517 ratings — published 2022
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What Is Life?: Five Great Ideas in Biology What Is Life?: Five Great Ideas in Biology (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 2,902 ratings — published 2020
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Biology Biology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as biologia)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,210 ratings — published 1987
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Other Minds Other Minds (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 29,657 ratings — published 2016
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The Brain: The Story of You The Brain: The Story of You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as biologia)
avg rating 4.25 — 23,719 ratings — published 2015
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 43,741 ratings — published 2018
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She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 7,662 ratings — published 2018
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Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as biologia)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,857 ratings — published 2005
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This is Biology: The Science of the Living World This is Biology: The Science of the Living World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 397 ratings — published 1997
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The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as biologia)
avg rating 4.13 — 6,989 ratings — published 1980
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Molecular Biology of the Cell Molecular Biology of the Cell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as biologia)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,583 ratings — published 1983
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A Planet of Viruses A Planet of Viruses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as biologia)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,293 ratings — published 2011
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Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 6,382 ratings — published 2018
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 12,619 ratings — published 2016
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The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World—And Us The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World—And Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as biologia)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,929 ratings — published 2017
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Semir Zeki
“Fa parte della nostra natura biologica innamorarci, e di solito lo facciamo persino con la persona più improbabile o magari meno socialmente accettabile. La gente penserà magari che il nostro amato è pieno di difetti, ma a noi sembra perfetto. Questa sospensione del giudizio nelle faccende di cuore è comune al punto che non è irragionevole ipotizzare che abbia un solido fondamento neurobiologico. Sebbene l'amore appaia a volte nomade e irrazionale, ci sono validi e razionali fondamenti biologici di questa irrazionalità. […] Combattere contro l'amore vuol dire combattere contro la biologia, una battaglia da cui a lungo termine nessuno è uscito vincitore. Resistere all'amore è vano, come molti innamorati hanno scoperto. Le barriere che erigiamo contro di esso non hanno mai sradicato il sentimento, come hanno scoperto leader religiosi e famiglie ortodosse di ogni fede quando hanno voluto impedire ai figli di formare legami disapprovati.”
Semir Zeki, Splendori e miserie del cervello

“Molti vanno in trip con la psicanalisi, finiscono per pensare di essere i messaggi che hanno ricevuto, il contesto che li ha formati, l'educazione familiare, le caratteristiche ereditarie...Tutto questo è profondissima ideologia e inganno del sistema con cui bisogna rompere d'entrata: nessuno di noi ha il diritto di spiegare le proprie scelte o le proprie non scelte, i propri destini in base ai contesti. I contesti possono essere cambiati sempre, socialmente e individualmente, e se noi in primo luogo non affermiamo questo e non lo affermiamo positivamente, costruttivamente, come possiamo anche solo lontanamente pretendere che lo facciano gli altri? Poi possiamo e dobbiamo analizzare opposizioni, contrarietà, contraddizioni, contrapposizioni, e anche conflitti - perché ovviamente i conflitti esistono - , ma a partire da questo, cioè ribaltando la formula di pensiero tradizionale e cercando di ricondurci, di ripartire da questo. Questo approccio non è solo molto più utile e valido, è molto più materialistico e molto più autentico. Per dare un esempio, un'immagine che non è solo metaforica: è difficile negare i vagiti di una bimba o di un bimbo appena nati, i tentativi di chiamare la mamma, di sorridere; è difficile dire che un individuo della specie cominci con una negazione: gli individui della specie cominciano affermandosi, lottando per la vita, cercando la vita. Le spiegazioni biologiche e della scienza medica sono vere, ma non è questo l'aspetto principale. Se si comincia così si finisce per credere che la vita è qualcosa che si consuma, non la realizzazione della nostra esistenza, delle nostre idee; la nostra ragione finisce per essere puramente negativa, come una nobilissima scuola, come quella di Francoforte, ha messo alla base di tutta la sua ricerca. La vita è una cosa che si realizza, non una cosa che si consuma.”
Dario Renzi, Per una logica affermativa della specie. Corso introduttivo alla logica

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