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Reviewing Colin Tudge--Style and Complexity
Oh dear--Last year I discovered THE BIRD by Colin Tudge, and I was hooked. Love his chatty style and verbiage. And talk about complexity! He illustrates it well. First the details, in all their marvelous twists and turns of confusing evidence and theories, the connection of birds to dinosaurs. Then he delves into the definition of species, illustrating with engaging humor that "...when all work is done, omniscience is not in our gift, and nature feels no obligation not to be easily comprehensible."
In short, we care, a lot, about shoving ideas into neat boxes, but nature could care less. Definitions and categories are human crutches, vain attempts at defining paths through life's complexities. Sometimes useful, they are more often mini-prisons for the mind, keeping thought restrained and creativity trapped.
The complex nature of nature is awe-inspiring and humbling. Now what do I do? Colin Tudge has written a lot of books I probably won't be able to put down. See his web site.
Colin TudgeThe Bird: A Natural History of Who Birds Are, Where They Came From & How They Live
In short, we care, a lot, about shoving ideas into neat boxes, but nature could care less. Definitions and categories are human crutches, vain attempts at defining paths through life's complexities. Sometimes useful, they are more often mini-prisons for the mind, keeping thought restrained and creativity trapped.
The complex nature of nature is awe-inspiring and humbling. Now what do I do? Colin Tudge has written a lot of books I probably won't be able to put down. See his web site.
Colin TudgeThe Bird: A Natural History of Who Birds Are, Where They Came From & How They Live
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