The Selfish GeneOxford University Press, 1978 - 224 pagina's As 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 persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication. This imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant work not only brought the insights of Neo-Darwinism to a wide audience, but galvanized the biology community, generating much debate and stimulating whole new areas of research. |
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Pagina 46
... individual to propagate his genes : each child has only 50 per cent of the individual's genes , the other 50 per cent being provided by the sexual partner . If only , like a greenfly , he would bud - off children who were exact replicas ...
... individual to propagate his genes : each child has only 50 per cent of the individual's genes , the other 50 per cent being provided by the sexual partner . If only , like a greenfly , he would bud - off children who were exact replicas ...
Pagina 78
... individuals participating in it , but simply because it is immune to treachery from within . It is possible for humans to enter into pacts or conspiracies which are to every individual's advantage , even if these are not stable in the ...
... individuals participating in it , but simply because it is immune to treachery from within . It is possible for humans to enter into pacts or conspiracies which are to every individual's advantage , even if these are not stable in the ...
Pagina 117
... individual into the world ; shall I reproduce ? ' To some extent , caring and bearing are bound to compete with each other for an individual's time and other resources : the individual may have to make a choice : ' Shall I care for this ...
... individual into the world ; shall I reproduce ? ' To some extent , caring and bearing are bound to compete with each other for an individual's time and other resources : the individual may have to make a choice : ' Shall I care for this ...
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Why are people? I | 1 |
The replicators | 13 |
Immortal coils | 22 |
Copyright | |
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