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The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Geneby Richard Dawkins
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This is a revised edition with a new afterword by Daniel Dennett. The Extended Phenotype carries on from where The Selfish Gene takes off. It is a fascinating look at the evolution of life and natural selection. Dawkins's theory is that individual organisms are replicators that have extended phenotypic effects on society and the world at large, thus our genes have the ability to manipulate other individuals. A worldwide bestseller, this book has become a classic in popular science writing. Synopsis:In this influential and controversial book that has become a classic in popular science writing, Dawkins furthers his fascinating look at the evolution of life and natural selection.
About the Author Richard Dawkins is the first holder of Oxford's newly endowed Charles Simonyi Professorship of Public Understanding of Science. Born in Nairobi of British parents, Richard Dawkins was educated at Oxford and did his doctorate under the Nobel-prizewinning ethologist Niko Tinbergen. From 196769 he was an Assistant Professor at the University of California at Berkeley, then he returned to Oxford as University Lecturer (later Reader) and a Fellow of New College, before taking up his present position in 1995. Richard Dawkins's bestselling books have played a significant role in the renaissance of science book publishing for a general audience. The Selfish Gene (1976; second edition 1989) was followed by The Extended Phenotype (1982), The Blind Watchmaker (1986), River Out of Eden (1995), Climbing Mount Improbable (1996), and Unweaving the Rainbow (1998). He has won many literary and scientific awards. Table of Contents 1. Necker Cubes and Buffaloes; 2. Genetic Determinism and Gene Selectionism; 3. Constraints on Perfection; 4. Arms Races and Manipulation; 5. The Active Germ-Line Replicator; 6. Organisms, Groups and Memes: Replicators or Vehicles?; 7. Selfish Wasp or Selfish Strategy?; 8. Outlaws and Modifiers; 9. Selfish DNA, Jumping Genes, and a Lamarckian Scare; 10. An Agony in Five Fits; 11. The Genetic Evolution of Animal Artefacts; 12. Host Phenotypes of Parasite Genes; 13. Action at a Distance; 14. Rediscovering the Organism; References; Afterword by Daniel Dennett; Glossary; Author Index; Subject Index. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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