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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Left Coast Pr
Publication date
October 31, 2010
Pages
215
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
2
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781598745719
ISBN-10
1598745719
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.10 lbs.
Original list price
$130.00
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: When scientists found the remains of a tiny hominid on an Indonesian in 2004, they claimed they found a totally new species of human ancestor (homo floresiensis), and called it a Hobbit. Film crews rolled in and the little creature took the world by storm, but a group of prominent scientists, including Maciej Henneberg and Robert Eckhardt, smelled a rat. They refuted the dataâthe size and shape of bones, the inferences about heightâand they raised fundamental questions about scientific method, revealing cultural and political pressures that lead to the wide acceptance of unsupported theories. The Hobbit Trap describes how the case against the ânew speciesâ theory developed and offers an important critique of the species concept in evolution. In this thoroughly updated second edition, the authors include new data and analysis of the Flores fossils, and expand their important analysis of scientific practice, calling for a new movement to reverse the decline in scientific standards and the rise in scientific politics. This lively and important challenge to conventional wisdom is accessible to the general reader and makes a stimulating addition to courses on the history and philosophy of science, evolution and physical anthropology.
Editions
Hardcover
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With Phillip Vallentine Tobias (other contributor) |
2 edition from Left Coast Pr (October 31, 2010)
9781598745719 | details & prices | 215 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $130.00
About: When scientists found the remains of a tiny hominid on an Indonesian in 2004, they claimed they found a totally new species of human ancestor (homo floresiensis), and called it a Hobbit.
About: When scientists found the remains of a tiny hominid on an Indonesian in 2004, they claimed they found a totally new species of human ancestor (homo floresiensis), and called it a Hobbit.
Paperback
2 edition from Left Coast Pr (October 31, 2010)
9781598745726 | details & prices | 215 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $29.95
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