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The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene
Author: Richard Dawkins
This nontechnical description of modern genetics is based on the insight that replicating structures have a built-in drive for self-preservation. A fascinating and provocative popular account. — Inheriting the mantle of revolutionary biologist from Darwin, Watson, and Crick, Richard Dawkins forced an enormous change in the way we see ourselves an...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195200003
ISBN-10: 0195200004
Publication Date: 1976
Pages: 215
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  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 2
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Excellent, readable and interesting. Describes the theory of evolution in a way that is accessible but not dumbed down.
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sirtitan avatar reviewed The Selfish Gene on + 6 more book reviews
I gave this book only 4 stars and not the full 5, not due to author's ideas but to the organization of the book. The author spent too much time jumping from topic to topic or telling you he will discuss a topic a few chapters later.

Example: I felt like the research by Axelrod in later chapters on Game Theory should have been included when ESS was first introduced with the Hawks and Doves game in the earlier chapters. There were too many questions by the reader left unanswered between those chapters.

Aside from the aforementioned, the theories in this book will truly make you put your thinking cap on.


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