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Explore the fundamental questions of biology with Contingency and Convergence: Toward a Cosmic Biology of Body and Mind. Published by MIT Press as part of the Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology (25), this work by Russell Powell examines whether the patterns of convergent evolution can reveal universal laws of life. By connecting philosophical and empirical perspectives, Powell provides a detailed analysis of how contingency and convergence function within macroevolution. The text looks at these biological processes through the lens of both general complex life and the specific development of cognitively complex life. This book is an essential resource for those studying the evolution of life on Earth and the potential for biological patterns elsewhere in the universe.

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Published by MIT Press as volume 25 in the Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology.

Written by Russell Powell to investigate the patterns and processes of convergent evolution.

Analyzes the relationship between contingency and convergence within the field of macroevolution.

Examines the biological principles governing both complex life and cognitively complex life.

Explores the possibility of identifying universal laws of life on Earth and beyond.

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