Six Legs Better

Charlotte Sleigh is a senior lecturer at the Centre for History and Cultural Studies of Science, University of Kent.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Psychological Ants1. Evolutionary Myrmecology and the Natural History of the Human Mind2. A (Non-)Disciplinary Context for Evolutionary MyrmecologyPart II: Sociological Ants3. From Psychology to Sociology4. The Brave New World of Myrmecology5. The Generic Contexts of Natural History6. Writing Elite Natural History7. Ants in the Library: An InterludePart III: Communicational Ants8. The Macy Meanings of Meaning9. From Pheromones to SociobiologyConclusionNotesEssay on SourcesIndex

A lively and erudite storyteller, Sleigh vividly portrays the fluidity between scientific genres and between the sciences and the humanities... reading the book is like peering into an ant farm to watch the construction of an intricate and complex nest. -- Anna Lena Phillips American Scientist 2007 A provocative, complex account of a multifaceted period of cultural history. There is material here that will lead to a great deal of reflection by historians and scientists alike. -- Matthew Cobb Times Literary Supplement 2007 Impressive for its depth and detail. -- Bernd Heinrich Quarterly Review of Biology 2007 interesting and readable. -- Graham W. Elmes British Journal of Entomology and Natural History 2007 The scholarship will form an excellent starting point for all future studies in this area. -- Eric C. Brown Anthrozoos 2007 Rich with information... I recommend this book. -- Andrew Suarez RedOrbit News 2008 Sleigh provides great insight... I recommend this book. -- Andrew V. Suarez Bioscience 2008 Her book as a whole is a treasure of insights about science and metaphor. -- Richard W. Burkhardt British Journal for the History of Science 2008 Certainly, Sleigh's book provides an excellent resource for understanding the background of the historical connections between the study of ants and the study of humanity. -- Janine Rogers The British Society for Literature and Science 2008 In an elegant writing style... she draws upon an impressive body of material. -- Assoc. Prof. Jes S. Pedersen Myrmecological News 2009