May 29, 2016 in 1976, the selfish gene became the first real blockbuster popular science book, a poetic mark in the sand to the public and scientists alike. The 40th anniversary edition of the million copy international bestseller, with a new epilogue from the author. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on litcharts. The extended selfish gene by richard dawkins, 9780198788782, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It has since become a classic of popular science literature. The selfish gene caused a wave of excitement among biologists and the general public when it was first published in 1976. Fascinating, convincing, and beautiful in the simplicity with which complex ideas are expressed, the selfish gene is a classic.
As influential today as when it was first published, the selfish gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Buy the selfish gene 2nd revised edition by dawkins, richard isbn. Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish. Apr 04, 2016 in an introduction to a later edition of the selfish gene, dawkins describes its gestation. Mar 21, 2009 good that this tells the story of the nice side of our humanity due what the author calls the genial gene.
As influential today as when it was first published, the selfish gene has. Oxford landmark science books are mustread classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think. Yet again, the main motive behind an act of kindness is never 100% genuine. This book is the story of the birth, growth, and future of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in the history of science. Professor dawkins articulates a genes eye view of evolution a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication. The selfish gene in the beginning there was simplicity.
Richard dawkins 3 books collection set the blind watchmaker, the selfish gene, the god delusion by richard dawkins, the selfish gene by richard dawkins, et al. Richard dawkins made famous the theory of the selfish gene inciting one of the most controversial debates in science today. This revised edition of dawkins fascinating book contains two new chapters. Richard dawkins is author of the selfish gene, voted the royal societys most inspiring science book of all time, and also the bestsellers the. Since at that time i was working on the guardians arts page, i suppose i bought it because it was one of those books everybody.
Professor dawkins articulates a gene s eye view of evolution a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen. The book provoked widespread and heated debate, which in part led dawkins to write the extended phenotype, in which he gave a deeper clarification of the central concept ofthe gene as the unit of selection, as well as contributing his own development of this insight. Professor dawkins articulates a gene s eye view of evolution a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication. The selfish gene por richard dawkins, 9781491514504, disponible en book depository con envio gratis. The gene is endowed with sentience to make the idear clear, which explains the book s title. The main concept of the selfish gene stands as close to proven science as you can get. Dawkins acknowledges a role for gene gene interactions in the selfish gene, noting that the effect of any one gene depends on interaction with many others. Originally published in 1976, this book remains a classic work in the. Jul 31, 2016 the selfish gene by richard dawkins, 9781491514504, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. His first book was the selfish gene edited in 1976.
Its vivid rendering of a genes eye view of life, in lucid prose, gathered together the strands of thought about the nature of natural selection into a conceptual framework with farreaching implications for our understanding of evolution. The other new chapter, entitled the long reach of the gene, which reflects the arguments presented in dawkins the extended phenotype, clarifies the. The sort of popular science writing that makes the. Mar 16, 2006 as relevant and influential today as when it was first published, the selfish gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Though the book is called the selfish gene, the text unfolds something else that actually altruism should be and in most cases is the driving behavior of all living creatures.
The selfish gene is a 1976 book on evolution by the biologist richard dawkins, in which the author builds upon the principal theory of george c. Download the selfish gene richard dawkins pdf genial ebooks. The selfish gene has been scrutinized for decades, and it has emerged mostly unscathed. For the first time, the extended selfish gene brings these two books together. The selfish gene has attained its own literary and scientific immortality. Much of what we are learning more about genetics could possibly cure health problem and also ease human suffering. Bees, for example, will commit suicide when they sting to protect the hive, and birds will risk their lives to warn the flock of an approaching hawk.
Jun 01, 2018 the selfish gene by richard dawkins, 9780198788607, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. One, entitled nice guys finish first, demonstrates how cooperation can evolve even in a basically selfish world. In the selfish gene by richard dawkins, your mind will be blown multiple times for sure. It is about altruism as much as selfishness, cooperation as much as competition, mutualism and reciprocity as much as parasitism and predation. An international bestseller, dawkinss superb reworking of the theory of natural selection has the rare distinction of having provoked as much interest outside the scientific community as within it.
Instant downloads of all 1427 litchart pdfs including the selfish gene. In 1976, the selfish gene became the first real blockbuster popular science book, a poetic mark in the sand to the public and scientists alike. The genial gene goodreads meet your next favorite book. His 1976 book is not a work of original research, but instead a careful explanation of evolution, combined with an argument for a particular interpretation of several aspects of evolution. But the book is often a rebuttal, diatribe or negative stance in opposition to the selfish gene idea of dawkins who was being pretty extremist about the selfish bit. If so, this would appear as individual altruism but it would be brought about by gene selfishness. The selfish gene lays out a cool theory about what drives evolution. The extended phenotype both by richard dawkins new york, oxford university press, 1976, 352 pages new. Teach your students to analyze literature like litcharts does.
Dawkins thinks that genes bundle together as colonies or cartels that live in discrete bodies because this cooperation is more effective at keeping them alive. Description the selfish gene is a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In 1970 he became zoology professor at the oxford university. The selfish gene by richard dawkins plot summary litcharts. His 1976 book is not a work of original research, bu. The selfish gene charles simonyi professor of the public. The selfish gene is a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. His bestselling books include the god delusion 2006. Richard dawkins author visit amazons richard dawkins page. Aug 01, 2016 the selfish gene 40th anniversary edition. I have a problem with the loose definition of a gene.
In the end notes he then describes new finds of naked mole rats that lives in that way too. Pdf on oct 1, 2016, spencer mermelstein published the selfish gene find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The selfish gene richard dawkins oxford university press. The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages.
Richard dawkins provides excellent examples of his reasoning and interpretation skills in the selfish gene. It is both manual and manifesto, and it grips like a thriller. An analysis of richard dawkinss the selfish gene 1st edition nico. Jun 09, 2016 this book will completely change the way you see people, animals, and all of their interactions. In it professor dawkins articulates a genes eye view of evolution a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for the replication of genes. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
It describes with great skill a new face of the theory of evolution. Completely retypeset, to make the book even more attractive to read. This book should be read, can be read, by almost everyone. Inheriting the mantle of revolutionary biologist from darwin, w. Dawkins, richard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles. The commemorative anniversary edition of this landmark work which powerfully encapsulates a new way of looking at living things a gene s eye view. It is in the gene s best interest, for example, to see to it that the genes of near relatives get a better chance to survive, because this increases the chances of the selfish gene s identical replica also surviving. Download the selfish gene richard dawkins pdf genial. Richard dawkins the selfish gene audio book download.
The selfish gene, his first book, was published in 1976. His selfish gene is a metaphor, an anthropomorphic representation of a replicating sequence of genetic code. Intellectually rigorous, yet written in nontechnical language, the selfish gene is widely regarded as a masterpiece of science writing, and its insights remain as relevant today as on the day it was published. The selfish gene summary we are survival machines robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes. Its vivid rendering of a gene s eye view of life, in lucid prose, gathered together the strands of thought about the nature of natural selection into a conceptual framework with farreaching implications for our understanding of evolution. Dawkins says in this anniversary edition of the book that he regrests naming it the selfish gene because people go into it believing that the thesis of the book revolves around an inevitability of the most selfish genes, and by asoociation, creatures surviving. Rather than enjoying a good book with a cup of tea in the afternoon, instead they cope with some. Dawkins shows that the selfish gene is also the subtle gene. One thing i should say is the selfish gene is probably one of the most misunderstood books in history second only to the origin of species.
Fascinating, convincing, and beautiful in the simplicity with which complex ideas are expressed, the selfish gene is a. The world of the selfish gene revolves around savage competition, ruthless exploitation, and deceit, and yet, dawkins argues, acts of apparent altruism do exist in nature. And he holds out the hope that our speciesalone on earthhas the power to rebel against the designs of the selfish gene. Aug 31, 2012 m y copy of the selfish gene is the first paperback edition of 1978. In 1949 he returned in england with his family where in 1962 graduated in oxford. The selfish gene, richard dawkinss brilliant first book and still his most. The selfish gene goes on to clarify not only its expressed subject, the nature and genesis of selfishness and altruism, but to make clear the error, scope, and source of various idealistic, and often political arguments and ideas centered around group selection fallacies, including the genesis of illconceived groupbeneficial, cooperative functions vs. The selfish gene, portuguese translation not linked to original book. One of the central themes, if not, the main central theme of the book is the idea of replicators dna molecules, and their vehicles or as dawkins calls them survival machines. But research since then show that these interactions take place in nonlinear, nonadditive ways of a complexity impossible to understand at the time dawkins wrote his book. The final chapter of the selfish gene, called the long reach of the gene summarizes dawkins arguments from another book of his called the extended phenotype. There is no universally agreed definition of a gene. He clarifies this idea with an astonishing admission. Jan 05, 2017 the selfish gene goes on to clarify not only its expressed subject, the nature and genesis of selfishness and altruism, but to make clear the error, scope, and source of various idealistic, and often political arguments and ideas centered around group selection fallacies, including the genesis of illconceived groupbeneficial, cooperative functions vs.
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