River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life is a 1995 popular science book by Richard Dawkins. The book is about Darwinian evolution and includes summaries of the topics covered in his earlier books, The Selfish Gene, The Extended Phenotype and The Blind Watchmaker. It is part of the Science Masters series and is …
Unweaving the Rainbow is a 1998 book by Richard Dawkins, discussing the relationship between science and the arts from the perspective of a scientist. Dawkins addresses the misperception that science and art are at odds. Driven by the responses to his books The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker wherein readers …
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution is a 2009 book by British biologist Richard Dawkins, which was released on 3 September 2009 in the UK and on 22 September 2009 in the US It sets out the evidence for biological evolution, and is Dawkins's 10th book, following his best-selling critique of religion …
With unparalleled wit, clarity, and intelligence, Richard Dawkins, one of the world's most renowned evolutionary biologists, has introduced countless readers to the wonders of science in works such as The Selfish Gene. Now, in The Ancestor's Tale, Dawkins offers a masterwork: an exhilarating reverse tour through …
《自私的基因》是英国进化生物学家理查德·道金斯于1976年出版的书,主要关于进化论,其理论构筑于乔治·威廉斯的书《适应与自然选择》之上。道金斯使用“自私的基因”来表达基因中心的进化论观点。这种观点和基于物种或生物体的进化论观点不同,能够解释生物体之间的各种利他行为。两个生物体在基因上的关系越紧密,就越有可能表现得无私。 一个物种的进化是为了提升其整体适应度——将自己的基因尽可能多地传给整个群体。于是,整个种群会朝向进化稳定策略进化。本书还创造了迷因一词,用以表示人类社会文化的进化的基本单位,提出“自私”的复制机制同样适用于人类文化。自本书出版以来,迷因学说成为了很多研究的主题。 …