The Selfish GeneThis nontechnical description of modern genetics is based on the insight that replicating structures have a built-in drive for self-preservation. A fascinating and provocative popular account. |
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Pagina 60
If the prize is very large, a gambler is prepared to risk a big stake. A gambler who
risks his all on a single throw stands to gain a great deal. He also stands to lose a
great deal, but on average high-stake gamblers are no better and no worse off ...
If the prize is very large, a gambler is prepared to risk a big stake. A gambler who
risks his all on a single throw stands to gain a great deal. He also stands to lose a
great deal, but on average high-stake gamblers are no better and no worse off ...
Pagina 103
An individual can be expected to invest or risk a certain proportion of his own
assets in the life of another individual. He takes into account his relatedness to
the other individual, and also whether the individual is a 'good risk' in terms of his
life ...
An individual can be expected to invest or risk a certain proportion of his own
assets in the life of another individual. He takes into account his relatedness to
the other individual, and also whether the individual is a 'good risk' in terms of his
life ...
Pagina 104
All the various benefits will have a plus sign; all the risks will have a minus sign;
both benefits and risks will be meighted by being multiplied by the appropriate
index of relatedness before being added up. For simplicity we can, to begin with,
...
All the various benefits will have a plus sign; all the risks will have a minus sign;
both benefits and risks will be meighted by being multiplied by the appropriate
index of relatedness before being added up. For simplicity we can, to begin with,
...
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Why are people? | 1 |
Immortal coils | 22 |
The gene machine | 49 |
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | The Selfish Gene Oxford Paperbacks |
| Auteur | Richard Dawkins |
| Editie | herdruk |
| Uitgever | Oxford University Press, 1978 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | de University of Michigan |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 6 feb 2015 |
| ISBN | 0195200004, 9780195200003 |
| Lengte | 224 pagina's |
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