The Selfish Gene
of Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author)
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Inheriting the mantle of revolutionary biologist from Darwin, Watson, and Crick, Richard Dawkins forced an enormous change in the way we see ourselves and the world with the publication of The Selfish Gene. Suppose, instead of thinking about organisms using genes to reproduce themselves, as we had since Mendel's work was rediscovered, we turn it around and imagine that "our" genes build and maintain us in order to make more genes. That simple reversal seems to answer many puzzlers which had stumped scientists for years, and we haven't thought of evolution in the same way since. Drawing fascinating examples from every field of biology, he paved the way for a serious re-evaluation of evolution. He also introduced the concept of self-reproducing ideas, or memes, which (seemingly) use humans exclusively for their propagation. If we are puppets, he says, at least we can try to understand our strings.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 360 pages
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
- Publication Date May 25th 2006
- First Publication 10/28/76
- Language English
- ISBN 9780199291151
- Edition 30th Anniversary Edition
- Category Science & Technology
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