The Selfish Gene

Fülszöveg

JTHE SELFISH GENE New édition
'?K'. RICHARD DAWKINS
'Wlío should read this book? Everyone interested in the universe and,their place in il.' Jeffrey R. Baylis, Animal Behaviour
Our genes made us, We animais exist for their préservation and are nothing more than their throwaway survival machines. The world ófthe selfísh gene is one of savage compétition, ruthless exploitation, and deceit. But what of the acts of apparent altruism found in nature—the bees who commit suicide when they sting to protect the hive, or the birds who risk their lives to warn the flock of an approaching hawk? Do they contravene the fundamental law of gene selfishness? By no meansr Dawkins shows that the selfísh gene is also the subtle gene. And he holds out the hope that our species—alone on earth—has the power to rebel against the desigr^s of the selfísh gene. This book is a cali to arms. It is both
manual and manifesto, and it grips like a thriller^ The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins's brilliant first... Tovább

Fülszöveg

JTHE SELFISH GENE New édition
'?K'. RICHARD DAWKINS
'Wlío should read this book? Everyone interested in the universe and,their place in il.' Jeffrey R. Baylis, Animal Behaviour
Our genes made us, We animais exist for their préservation and are nothing more than their throwaway survival machines. The world ófthe selfísh gene is one of savage compétition, ruthless exploitation, and deceit. But what of the acts of apparent altruism found in nature—the bees who commit suicide when they sting to protect the hive, or the birds who risk their lives to warn the flock of an approaching hawk? Do they contravene the fundamental law of gene selfishness? By no meansr Dawkins shows that the selfísh gene is also the subtle gene. And he holds out the hope that our species—alone on earth—has the power to rebel against the desigr^s of the selfísh gene. This book is a cali to arms. It is both
manual and manifesto, and it grips like a thriller^ The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins's brilliant first book and still his most famous, is an international bestseller in thirteen languages. For this new édition, endnotes have been added, giving fascinating reflections on the originai
text, and there are two major new chapters. 'learned, witty, and very well written exhilaratingly good.'
Sir Peter Medawar, Spéctator
Richard Dawkins is a Lecturer in Zoology at Oxford University and a Fellow of New College, and the author of The Blind Watchmaker. Vissza