The Dragons of Eden
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The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book → |
| author |
Carl Sagan
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| awarded |
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
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| awardYear |
1978
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| coverArtist |
Don Ivan Punchatz
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| followedBy |
Broca's Brain
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| genre |
anthropology
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popular science → science → speculative non-fiction → |
| hasIllustrationsBy |
Carl Sagan
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| hasPart |
comparisons between human and animal brains
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discussion of genetics and intelligence → discussion of the triune brain theory → reflections on myth and dragons as symbols → speculation on future evolution of intelligence → |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
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| isbn |
978-0-394-41045-3
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| language |
English
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| mainTheme |
origins of human intelligence
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place of humans in the evolutionary process → relationship between brain structure and behavior → |
| mediaType |
print
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| notableFor |
popularizing ideas about brain evolution
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winning the Pulitzer Prize → |
| pageCount |
288
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| partOf |
Carl Sagan bibliography
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| precededBy |
The Cosmic Connection
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| publicationYear |
1977
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| publisher |
Random House
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| subject |
anthropology
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cognitive evolution → comparative psychology → cosmology and human origins → evolution of human intelligence → human brain → neuroscience → |
| usesApproach |
historical
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interdisciplinary → scientific → speculative → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Carl Sagan
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Carl Sagan → |
notableWork |
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The Cosmic Connection
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followedBy |
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Carl Sagan bibliography
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includesNotableWork |
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Broca's Brain
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precededBy |