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The Extended Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

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Description for The Extended Selfish Gene Hardcover. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, this classic exposition of evolutionary thought, widely hailed for its stylistic brilliance and deep scientific insights, stimulated whole new areas of research. This extended edition includes a new epilogue from the author and two key chapters from The Extended Phenotype. Num Pages: 592 pages, 9 black and white images. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDZ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 267 x 51. Weight in Grams: 750.
The Selfish Gene is a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. In it 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 the replication of genes. 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 of the gene as the unit of selection, as well as contributing his own development of this insight. For the first ... Read more

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Publisher

Oxford University Press

Format

Hardback

Publication date

2016

Condition

New

Weight

750g

Number of Pages

592

Place of Publication

Oxford, United Kingdom

ISBN

9780198788782

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V9780198788782

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About Richard Dawkins

Professor Richard Dawkins is one of the most influential science writers and communicators of our generation. He was the first holder of the Charles Simonyi Chair of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford, a position he held from 1995 until 2008, and is Emeritus Fellow of New College, Oxford. His bestselling books include The Selfish ... Read more

Reviews for The Extended Selfish Gene

A splendid edition with a new introduction as well as (importantly) the introductions to the previous editions.
Jonathan Cowie, Concatenation
Review from previous edition The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius.
New York Times
A genuine cultural landmark of our time.
The Independent
The Selfish Gene is ... Read morea classic.
Robin McKie, The Observer
Dawkins's first book, The Selfish Gene, was a smash hit... Best of all, Dawkins laid out this biology - some of it truly subtle - in stunningly lucid prose. (It is, in my view, the best work of popular science ever written.)
H. Allen Orr, New York Review of Books
'It's a classic that's still relevant today.'
Daily Express
'Scientists give every appearance of being addicts, and science is their vice. That is one reason why progress in science is so rapid. I for one have benefited a great deal from Dawkins's addiction.' David L. Hull, Nature What is so refreshing about Dawkins is that he has confidence in the scientific method, in the testing of beliefs to destruction, no matter how cherished they may be.
Benjamin Woolley, The Listener
Buy this book, read it and recommend it to your students...There is still nothing else quite like it. Not only are the new chapters and endnotes worthy additions to the original, but the 1976 text comes up as fresh as a primrose and, in its way, nearly as perfect.
Animal Behaviour
the reader will come away with a clear understanding of kin selection, evolutionary stable strategies, and similar staples of the literature on evolutionary theories of animal behaviour. This is a considerable achievement.' Times Higher Education Supplement A splendid example of how difficult scientific ideas can be explained by someone who understands them and is willing to take the trouble. The New Yorker Dawkins demonstrates that complex, theoretical or mathematical ideas can be expressed rigorously, in plain English. The book remains an excellent way for those who have not been trained in evolution to understand modern arguments. Trends in Ecology and Evolution The exciting theories and their wide implications are explaned with clarity, wit and enthusiasm. Peter Parker, Sunday Times Learned, witty and very well written...Exhilaratingly good. Peter Medawar in The Spectator This book should be read, can be read, by almost everyone. It describes with great skill a new face of the theory of evolution. W.D. Hamilton, Science Review from previous edition The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius.
New York Times
From the moment of its publication 40 years ago, it has been a sparkling best-seller and a scientific game-changer.
Matt Ridley, Nature
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