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The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition

The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. This 30th anniversary edition includes a new introduction from the author as well as the original prefaces and foreword, and extracts from early reviews. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these…

'As long as we study life, it will be read': the Selfish Gene turns 40 | Richard dawkins, Studying life, Human dna

The Selfish Gene turns 40 - In 1976 Richard Dawkins’s study of evolutionary theory became the first popular science bestseller. How do its ideas stand up today? The idea was this: genes strive for immortality, & individuals, families, & species are merely vehicles in that quest. The behaviour of all living things is in service of their genes hence, metaphorically, they are selfish. Before this, it had been proposed that natural selection was honing the behaviour of living things to promote…

"Selfish Gene" Metaphor Misleads Evolutionists

"Selfish Gene" Metaphor Misleads Evolutionists: http://www.icr.org/article/10542/ A recent opinion piece posted on the Chemistry World website notes that Richard Dawkins’ 1976 book The Selfish Gene deeply motivated a generation of biologists to adopt a gene-centered framework to explain why biological phenomena seem to operate for specific purposes. The book’s persuasion notwithstanding, the article notes ongoing challenges to the validity of Dawkins’ “selfish gene metaphor.” It also…

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