num_pages: 272
description: In his characteristically iconoclastic and original way, Gould argues that progress and increasing complexity are not inevitable features of the evolution of life on Earth. Further, if we wish to see grandeur in life, we must discard our selfish and anthropocentric view of evolution and learn to see it as Darwin did, as the random but unfathomably rich source of 'endless forms most beautiful and wonderful'.
language: English
title: Life's Grandeur: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin
titlecomplete: Life's Grandeur: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin
genres: Biology, Essays, Philosophy, Science, Natural History, Nature, Evolution, Nonfiction, History, Popular Science
ratings_count: 2110
publisher: Vintage/Ebury (a Division of R