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River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life - Richard Dawkins

Description: ISBN 1857994051 / Author: Richard Dawkins / Genre: Science / Nature / Nearly a century and a half after Charles Darwin formulated it, the ... more

River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life - Richard Dawkins ... theory of evolution is still the subject of considerable debate. Oxford scientist Richard Dawkins is among Darwin's chief defenders, and an able one indeed--witty, literate, capable of turning a beautiful phrase. In River Out of Eden he introduces general readers to some fairly abstract problems in evolutionary biology, gently guiding us through the tangles of mitochondrial DNA and the survival-of-the- fittest ethos. (Superheroes need not apply: Dawkins writes, The genes that survive . . . will be the ones that are good at surviving in the average environment of the species.) Dawkins argues for the essential unity of humanity, noting that we are much closer cousins of one another than we normally realise, and we have many fewer ancestors than simple calculations suggest.

Newest Review: ... feel distanced from the subject matter, for such a highly regarded intellectual writing about his life's work this is some ... more

... achievement. Despite their undeniable accessibility these books would still be off putting to many so as an easier entry to his theories Dawkins has produced 'A River out of Eden'. A book that covers many of the themes of his earlier work, but eases up on the science parts leaving the reader with an understanding of what he is proposing but without having to wade through the detailed evidence. The river of the title is Dawkins' metaphor for the flow of DNA from our earliest ancestors to all living things today. Just a...more

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A River out of Eden - Richard Dawkins ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Professo r Richard Dawkins is one of the worlds leading authorities on evolution and gene theory and a staunch anti-creationist thinker. He first came to public attention with his critically acclaimed 1976 book 'The Selfish Gene', a fairly controversial book in that it espouses the gene as the ultimate currency of life and consigned everything else as merely vehicles to be used for their ongoing survival. In later books such as 'The Blind Watchmaker' and 'The Extended Phenotype' he revisited these themes and expanded the arguments, often confronting ... Read the complete review

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