Life as We Know ItJoseph Seckbach Life As we Know It ["LAKI"] covers several aspects of Life, ranging from the prebiotic level, origin of life, evolution of prokaryotes to eukaryotes and finally to various affairs of human beings. Although it is hard to define Life, one can, however, characterize it and describe its features. Topics treated are categories of bacteria, algae and fungi, conscience, philosophy, theology, aesthetics, appearance of sport and life destiny, life after clinical death, and thoughts of the world to come ("Olam Haba"). The various chapters have been written so that they are accessible to all - from the avid lay reader to the specialist – and make available multidisciplinary sources of information about Life. This volume will interest open minded scholars, students at all levels of general sciences, natural and Life science, researchers of philosophy, theology, history of Life, astrobiology, and those who wish to widen their knowledge about "who are we in the universe". The information presented here on the various phenomena of Life were all written by highly qualified authors including scientists, public leaders, a professional athelete and three Nobel Laureates. |
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Chapman R L and Waters D A Fungal Lives Ross I K 37 53 | 102 |
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The Origin of the Eukaryotes Bell P J L Symbiotic Forms of Life Lee J J Symbiosis The Way of All Life Saffo M B | 159 |
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Numerical Analysis of Biocomplexity Deamer D and Evans J Hepatitis B Virus Conjectures on Human Interactions and Origin of Life | 199 |
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DEEPER ISSUES OF THE PHENOMENON OF LIFE | 536 |
Afterlife in Moshe MaimondesГs thought Laras R G | 566 |
Some Suggestions for Conceptual Harmonizing | 577 |
A Matter of Definition or Theory? | 588 |
And You Shall Choose Life Riskin S | 602 |
A Definition of Life Integrating Platonism | 609 |
Realities as SpeciesSpecific Interpretations of | 623 |
Driving Prebiotic Evolution | 642 |
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The Distribution of Life in the Universe | 373 |
TrigoRodríguez J M | 397 |
Astronomical Constraints for Life on Terrestrial Planets Ehrenfreund | 411 |
We Have Not Detected Extraterrestrial Life Or Have | 446 |
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Shostak | 460 |
An Alternative Method for the Scientific Search for Extraterrestrial | 488 |
The Destiny of Life in the Universe | 507 |
Human Life as a Social Phenomenon | 657 |
Gadoth N Beauty in Nature GundeCimerman N and Zalar P 655 663 | 686 |
Musings of a Pro Athlete Funderburke L | 703 |
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What Do We Call Life? A Brief Outlook on Life Seckbach J | 737 |
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