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W. H. Thorpe (1902–1986)

Author of Quakers and Humanists

23+ Works 113 Members 1 Review

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Includes the name: William Homan Thorpe

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Cambridge Monographs in Experimental Biology

Works by W. H. Thorpe

Quakers and Humanists (1968) 30 copies

Learning and Instinct in Animals (1956) 17 copies

Animal Nature and Human Nature (1974) 10 copies

Bird-Song: The Biology of Vocal Communication and Expression in Birds (Cambridge Monographs in Experimental Biology) (1961) 8 copies

Science, man, and morals : based upon the Fremantle lectures delivered in Balliol College, Oxford, Trinity term, 1963 (1976) 8 copies

Purpose in a world of chance : a biologist's view (1978) 6 copies

Bird vocalizations: their relations to current problems in biology and psychology; essays presented to W. H. Thorpe (1969) 6 copies

Current Problems in Animal Behaviour (1961) 5 copies

Biology and the nature of man 4 copies

The Origins and Rise of Ethology (1979) 3 copies

Biology, psychology, and belief (Arthur Stanley Eddington memorial lecture) 2 copies

Breve historia de la etología (1994) 2 copies

Ciencia, hombre y moral 2 copies

Learning and instinct in animals 1 copy

Quakers and humanists : with a shortened version of a paper on vitalism and organicism given at a conference on the… 1 copy

Duetting and antiphonal song in birds: Its extent and significance (1972) 1 copy

Biology & the Nature of Man 1 copy

Der Mensch in der Evolution : Naturwissenschaft und Religion 1 copy

Bird Song: The Biology of Vocal Communication and Expression in Birds Cambridge Monographs in Experimental Biology no… 1 copy

Animal Nature and Human Nature 1 copy

Current Problems in Animal Behavior 1 copy

Naturaleza animal y naturaleza humana (1980) 1 copy

Bird Song: The Biology of Vocal Communication and Expression in Birds (2013) 1 copy

Associated Works

Astride the Two Cultures: Arthur Koestler at 70 (1975) — Contributor — 21 copies

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Canonical name: Thorpe, William Homan
Birthdate: 1902-04-01
Date of death: 1986-04-07

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Quakers and humanists; with a shortened version of… by W. H. Thorpe

Humanists deny the existence of any supernatural reality, well Friends hold such reality to be the basis of their faith. This lecture makes an attempt to explore and understand such differences and particularly to question the view the humanism is the only rational position tenable in a scientific age.

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Works: 23
Also by: 1
Members: 113
Popularity: #173,161
Rating: ½ 3.5

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 18
Languages: 1

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