Book
The Evolution of Power: A New Understanding of the History of Life
ISBN : 9780691250410
Author : Geerat Vermeij
Publisher : Princeton University Press\n
Year : 2023
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : Drawing on evidence from fossils, living organisms, and contemporary society, Geerat Vermeij documents increases in power at all scales, from body size, locomotor performance, and the use of force in competition to efficiency in production and consumption within ecosystems. He shows how power―which he defines as the rate at which organisms acquire and apply energy―is tied to the emergence of cooperation, and how the modern economy, which for the first time has established a monopoly over the biosphere by a single species, is a continuation of evolutionary trends stretching back to the dawn of life. Vermeij persuasively argues that we can find solutions to the many problems arising from this extreme concentration of power by broadening our exclusively human-centered perspective.
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