The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 271 pages and is available in paperback format. Dragons of eden by carl sagan, first edition abebooks. In the introduction sagan presents his thesisthat the mind. It was first published in galaxy magazine, august 1962, and in 1963 in book form, as. The first edition of the novel was published in 1977, and was written by carl sagan. The dragons of eden by carl sagan 1st edition first. I purchased the hardcover version, said to be first printed in 2009, as i expected the many visuals to be easier to examine on a larger page than in the original 4. Speculations on the evolution of human intelligence is a 1977 book by carl sagan, in which the author combines the fields of anthropology, evolutionary biology, psychology, and computer science to give a perspective on how human intelligence may have evolved. Sagan tackles a topic that is far from his expertise the evolution of human intelligence and largely succeeds in presenting highly thoughtprovoking theses for us to ponder. Speculations on the evolution of human intelligence is a pulitzer.
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Dragons of eden by sagan, carl and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. First edition of sagans pulitzer prizewinning work, which combines the fields of anthropology, evolutionary biology, psychology, and computer science to give a perspective on how human intelligence may have evolved. The dragon masters is a science fiction novella by american author jack vance. First edition of the sagans pulitzer prizewinning work, which combines the fields of anthropology, evolutionary biology, psychology, and. I now realize that i was wrong and am glad i read it. I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. Speculations on evolution of human by carl sagan mint. The dragons of eden is an expansion of the jacob bronowski memorial lecture in natural philosophy which sagan gave at the university of toronto. A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterday. Speculations on evolution of human intelligence is exactly what the title suggest. While i was aware of it, i always thought it would be too dated.
The dragons of eden carl sagan 1st edition first printing 1978 dust jacket has wear and folds see pics book has wear and discoloring see pics book looks as if it has some water damage see pics. Speculations on the evolution of human intelligence paperback. The dragons of eden licensed to youtube by tunecore on behalf of tdrsmusic. Speculations on the evolution of human intelligence by carl sagan online at alibris. Speculations on the evolution of human intelligence is a 1977 book by. It is not very specific, it is more a series of essays but it is easy to read and understand. The dragons of eden by sagan, carl and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The dragons of eden by carl sagan, january 12, 1985, ballantine books edition, mass market paperback in english.
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