What does it mean to live, to be alive, to be a being both a part of the world but yet separated from it by our skin? This scientific and philosophical exploration delves into one of the oldest questions of mankind. Exploring the meanings of death, the origins of life, the biological connection between death and sex, the symbiotic evolution of the five organic kingdoms - bacteria, protoctists, animals, fungi and plants, the authors make the assertation that to answer the question "What is Life?" is a linguistic trap: the answer is not a noun, but a verb - life is a complex material process, constantly changing.
- ISBN10 0684810875
- ISBN13 9780684810874
- Publish Date 25 September 1995 (first published 14 August 1995)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 October 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Simon & Schuster
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 207
- Language English