An Analysis of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene by Nicola Davis - ISBN: 9781912127573
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The Selfish Gene is that rarest of things: an outstanding work of scholarship that has seeped into popular culture. Richard Dawkins’s contentious notion that organisms are survival mechanisms for ‘selfish genes’ has helped shape the debate in evolutionary biology for almost 40 years.

An Analysis of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene

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    82 pages

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    5 July 2017

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Summary

Richard Dawkins provides excellent examples of his reasoning and interpretation skills in The Selfish Gene. 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. Since Dawkins is building on other researchers’ work and writing for a general audience, the central elements of good reasoning are vital to his book: producing a clear argument and presen…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781912127573
ISBN-10:1912127571
Author:Nicola Davis
Publisher:Macat International Limited
Imprint:Macat International Limited
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:82
Release Date:5 July 2017
Weight:104g
Dimensions:111mm x 237mm x 183mm
Series:The Macat Library
About The Author

Nicola Davis

Dr Nicola Davis studied cell biology at Durham University and received her PhD from the Research Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at University College London.

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