{"product_id":"metamorphosis-9780932776396","title":"Metamorphosis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents an integrated view of evolution as a dynamic process, based on the author's lifetime of biological research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This remarkable, exquisitely illustrated study of the plant and animals worlds contains many fascinating bits of information … But the book is not just a catalogue of interesting facts. It is an invitation to view the world of nature -- plants, animals, and the human being -- in a new way. Metamorphosis is an engaging, thought-provoking synthesis of science, art, and philosophy that will appeal to any reader of high school age and above -- student, teacher, parent, scientist, artist -- anyone with an interest in the world in which we live … Metamorphosis is a challenging book … for all enquiring minds, the book is a valuable scientific and artistic resource and an invitation to a new level of respect and love for and wonder at the world of nature.'\u003cbr\u003e-- Ronald Koetzsch, Renewal: A Journal for Waldorf Education, Spring\/Summer 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Metamorphosis is a truly exceptional and beautiful book which imparts extraordinary insight into the mysterious but highly ordered processes of evolution.'\u003cbr\u003e-- Martin Lockley, Scientific and Medical Network Review, Summer 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It would be impossible to convey the immense richness of Suchantke’s book in the few pages of a review … Metamorphosis will undoubtedly be both a comfort and a challenge to students of anthroposophy, and may well be a source of inspiration to people who have never heard of Rudolf Steiner.'\u003cbr\u003e-- Science Group of the Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain Newsletter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author and this Book\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Metamorphosis--Evolution in Action\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Archetype and Evolution--a Contradiction? Understanding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. An Example of Metamorphosis: Goethe's Idea of the Vertebral Nature of the Cranial Bones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. \"From top to bottom the plant is all leaf.\" Formative Tendencies in the Domain of the Leaf\u003cbr\u003eEverything is Leaf?\u003cbr\u003eMetamorphosis in the Evolution of a Family of Plants:\u003cbr\u003ethe Pathway of the Cacti from the Forest to the Desert and back again\u003cbr\u003eThe \"Primal Leaf\": the Ocean's Green Carpet\u003cbr\u003eThe Leaf-form--Outcome of a Dialogue between Earth and Cosmos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. The Blossom\u003cbr\u003eThe Polarity of Leaf and Flower\u003cbr\u003eFlower Color\u003cbr\u003eThe Morphic Field of the Blossom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Interim Summary: Metamorphoses--the Key to Understanding the Nature of Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. The Various Forms of Metamorphosis in the Plant Kingdom\u003cbr\u003eMetamorphosis and Juvenilization\u003cbr\u003eThe Development of the Leaf through the Ages of the Earth\u003cbr\u003eEvolutionary Countermovements\u003cbr\u003ePinnacles of Plant Evolution: Orchids and Grasses\u003cbr\u003e\"Reproduction\" and \"Nutritive Multiplication\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Polarity and Threefold Organization: The Dynamics of Metamorphosis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Polarity and Threefold Structure in the Animal Kingdom\u003cbr\u003eThe Mammals\u003cbr\u003eAn Interim Note on Method\u003cbr\u003eThe Birds\u003cbr\u003eThe Insects\u003cbr\u003eInsects in general\u003cbr\u003eButterflies\u003cbr\u003eBeetles\u003cbr\u003eThe middle group of insects\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. The Archetype in Action--\u003cbr\u003eMetamorphosis and Threefold Structure in the Evolution of the Animal\u003cbr\u003eVacillation between the Inner and the Outer\u003cbr\u003eStages of Internalization\u003cbr\u003eFrom Exoskeleton to Endoskeleton\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003eLatimeria and the crossed alternation gait\u003cbr\u003eThe Formation of the Endoskeleton and the Limbs\u003cbr\u003eConfirmation of Statements made by Rudolf Steiner\u003cbr\u003eon the Head and Limb Formation in Human Beings,\u003cbr\u003eand on the Question of how to Present this as a Teacher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. The All-pervasive Endoskeleton\u003cbr\u003eThe Exoskeleton and the Endoskeleton in Coelenterates\u003cbr\u003eMolluscs and their Skeletons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. The Fate of Exoskeleton and Endoskeleton in the Further Course of Evolution\u003cbr\u003eLife between Levity and Gravity\u003cbr\u003e\"Limbs\" of the Head: Horns and Antlers\u003cbr\u003eThe Separating out of the Bodily Systems--\u003cbr\u003eThe Embodiment of the Archetype in the Human Being\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes and References\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adonis Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406531240279,"sku":"9780932776396","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780932776396.jpg?v=1730496178","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/metamorphosis-9780932776396","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}