Michael Levin Book Recom…

Michael Levin Book Recommendations

“Top picks for books in the life sciences”
Non-Amazon links are better, but options are important. I might add blurbs to this myself, but it
will certainly come horribly slowly.

Micheal Levin Says:

● “There are many more good ones, I had to make hard choices to get it to a
manageable number. Not saying I agree with everything in every book - these are ones
that stretch thinking in useful ways.”
● “Some are very old; they have important ideas you will not 5nd in modern sources. I
will also put this list up on my website and add to it. Possibly links will be added later,
and eventually some top picks in other 5elds as well. Sorry, I know it would be great to
have a blurb [for] each one; I just don't have the time. In no particular order:”
● Source: https://twitter.com/drmichaellevin/status/1565677528789942273 

1. Evolution in Four Dimensions by Eva Jablonka and Marion J. Lamb

a. Amazon Link: Evolution in Four Dimensions: Genetic, Epigenetic, Behavioral,
and Symbolic Variation in the History of Life (Life And Mind: Philosophical
Issues in Biology And Philosophy Series)
b. MIT Link: Evolution in Four Dimensions
2. The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul by Eva Jablonka and Simona Ginsburg
a. The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul: Learning and the Origins of
Consciousness (The MIT Press) Hardcover – March 12, 2019
b. MIT Link: The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul
3. The Elements of Experimental Embryology by Gavin de Beer and Julian Huxley
a. Amazon Link (Reissue Edition): The Elements of Experimental Embryology:
Huxley, Julian S., Beer, G. R. de: 9781107502420: Amazon.com:
Books (Reissue Edition)
b. Amazon Link (Original?): The Elements of Experimental Embryology: De
Beer, Gavin, Huxley, Julian
c. Nature: The Elements of Experimental Embryology | Nature
4. The Tinkerer's Accomplice by J. Scott Turner
a. Amazon Link: The Tinkerer's Accomplice: How Design Emerges from Life
Itself: Turner, J. Scott: 9780674057531
b. Harvard Link: The Tinkerer's Accomplice — J. Scott Turner | Harvard
University Press
5. The Extended Organism by J. Scott Turner
a. Amazon Link: The Extended Organism: The Physiology of Animal-Built
Structures: Turner, J. Scott: 9780674009851
b. Harvard: The Extended Organism — J. Scott Turner | Harvard University
Press
6. How the Leopard Changed Its Spots by Brian Goodwin
a. Amazon: Amazon.com: How the Leopard Changed Its Spots : The Evolution
of Complexity: 9780691088099: Goodwin, Brian
b. Princeton: How the Leopard Changed Its Spots: The Evolution of Complexity
7. Arrival of the Fittest by Andreas Wagner
7. Arrival of the Fittest by Andreas Wagner
a. Amazon: Arrival of the Fittest: How Nature Innovates Paperback – October 6,
2015
b. Penguin Random House: Arrival of the Fittest by Andreas Wagner:
9781617230219 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
8. Robustness and Evolvability in Living Systems by Andreas Wagner
a. Amazon: Robustness and Evolvability in Living Systems (Princeton Studies in
Complexity, 24) 1st Edition
b. Princeton: Robustness and Evolvability in Living Systems | Princeton
University Press
9. The Origins of Evolutionary Innovations by Andreas Wagner
a. Amazon: Amazon.com: The Origins of Evolutionary Innovations: A Theory of
Transformative Change in Living Systems
b. Oxford: The Origins of Evolutionary Innovations - Hardcover - Andreas
Wagner - Oxford University Press
10. At Home in the Universe by Stuart A. Kauffman
a. Amazon: At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-
Organization and Complexity: Kauffman, Stuart: 9780195111309: Amazon.com
b. NON AMAZON LINK - TO BE FOUND
11. The Origins of Order by Stuart A. Kauffman
a. Amazon: The Origins of Order: Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution
1st Edition
b. Springer: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-015-8054-0_8
12. An Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine by Claude Bernard
a. Amazon: An Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine (Dover Books
on Biology)
b. NON AMAZON LINK - TO BE FOUND
13. The Touchstone of Life by Werner R. Loewenstein
a. Amazon: The Touchstone of Life: Molecular Information, Cell Communication,
and the Foundations of Life: Loewenstein, Werner R.: 9780195140576
b. NON AMAZON LINK - TO BE FOUND
14. Behavior and Evolution by Jean Piaget
a. Amazon: Behavior and evolution Hardcover - Jean Piaget
b. NON AMAZON LINK - TO BE FOUND
15. A Foray Into the Worlds of Animals and Humans by Jakob Johann von Uexkull
a. Amazon: A Foray into the Worlds of Animals and Humans: with A Theory of
Meaning (Volume 12) (Posthumanities) Paperback
b. NON AMAZON LINK - TO BE FOUND
16. On Growth and Form by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
a. Amazon: On Growth and Form: The Complete Revised Edition Paperback –
June 23, 1992
b. NON AMAZON LINK - TO BE FOUND
17. The Ideas of Biology by John Tyler Bonner
a. Amazon: The Ideas of Biology (Dover Books on Biology): John Tyler Bonner:
9780486424194
b. NON AMAZON LINK - TO BE FOUND
18. On Development by John Tyler Bonner
a. Amazon: On Development: The Biology of Form (Commonwealth Fund
Publications) Paperback – January 1, 1974
b. Harvard: On Development — John Tyler Bonner | Harvard University Press
19. Blueprint For Immortality: The Electric Patterns of Life by Harold Saxton Burr
a. Amazon: Blueprint for Immortality: The Electric Patterns of Life Hardcover –
January 1, 1972
i. WHOA, the cost!
b. Amazon (2): Blueprint for Immortality: Burr, Harold Saxton: 9780854352814:
 b. Amazon (2): Blueprint for Immortality: Burr, Harold Saxton: 9780854352814:
Amazon.com: Books
i. Tiny bit better cost
c. NON AMAZON LINK - TO BE FOUND
20. Life Itself by Robert Rosen
a. Amazon: Life Itself: A Comprehensive Inquiry Into the Nature, Origin, and
Fabrication of Life (Complexity in Ecological Systems) Paperback – Illustrated,
July 13, 2005
b. NON AMAZON LINK - TO BE FOUND
21. The Integrated Mind by Michael S. Gazzaniga and Joseph E. LeDoux
a. Amazon: The Integrated Mind Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978
Edition
b. Springer: The Integrated Mind | SpringerLink
22. The Principles of Psychology by William James
a. Amazon (Volume 1): The Principles of Psychology, Vol. 1 Paperback – June
1, 1950
b. Amazon ( 2 Volumes In 1): The Principles of Psychology, Vols. 1-2 (2
Volumes in 1): James, William: 9781543183184
c. Harvard (2 Volumes): The Principles of Psychology, Volumes I and II —
William James | Harvard University Press
23. Principles of Physiology by William James
a. CAN’T FIND
24. The Directiveness of Organic Activities by E.S. Russell
a. Amazon: The Directiveness Of Organic Activities Paperback – March 26,
2014
b. Nature: The Directiveness of Organic Activities | Nature
25. Design for a Brain by W. R. Ashby
a. Amazon: Design for a Brain: The Origin of Adaptive Behavior (Science
Paperbacks) 2nd Edition
b. PDF: DESIGN FOR A BRAIN - The origin of adaptive behaviour
26. Behavior of the lower organisms by H. S. Jennings
a. Amazon: Behavior Of The Lower Organisms: Jennings, Herbert Spencer:
9781286069363
b. NON AMAZON LINK - TO BE FOUND
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