Everyday Biology

Résumé : This work pretends to no new discoveries; it is not comprehensive. It is "an unconventional introduction to biological ways of thinking". It sticks close to everyday experience, is full of human interest, and imbued with the spirit of both scientific inquiry and a ripened philosophy of living. It is a book for the educated layman, rather than for the classroom, but one must say this primarily because our pedantry and our strenuous efforts to divide the domain of knowledge into narrow special preserves is forcing us to make our students into ignorant specialists rather than to acquaint them with the knowledge most worth while for sane living. There will be few, even among students of biology, who will not find this book worth reading. (The Journal of Social Forces)