The Selfish Gene
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780195200003 (0195200004)
Publish date: February 9th 1978
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
The controversial of this book came from philosophers who read books by the title only. If they have really read the book, they wouldn't come the wrong conclusion and asked Richard Dawkins stupid questions during public lecture. Yes. It is about gene. Our gee, without really any actual thought at ...
The Selfish Gene is Richard Dawkins argument for the evolutionary advantage of genes to contain selfish motives which ultimately ensure continuation of the species. He makes several valid and informative points using primarily aviary examples, however I found his argument lacking in the face of pres...
Perhaps the best use of the audiobook medium I've heard for non-fiction, with Dawkins and the narrator switching back and forth to indicate quotes and footnotes. The central motif is the evolutionarily stable strategy (ESS), which Dawkins explains and explores throughout. It reminded me very much of...
Its Hard to Understand or let me say its " Impossible " to understand Evolution and the journey of " surviving machine " as Professor Dawkins used to call it , without Selfish Gene Theory , its no wonder why this book takes a place between top 25 Science books , after Darwin`s Origin Of Species , I ...
I had wondered why my Biology Professor had not pointed to this book as a good reference. I can now see why. Dawkins himself has done an about face on a few of his statements and had to explain or elaborate on a number of others in this updated Anniversary edition. Still, I wish I had read this year...