《The Selfish Gene:40th Anniversary Edition》 by Richard Dawkins(Author) Product details Paperback: 496 pages Publisher: OUP Oxford; 4 edition (9 Jun. 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 0198788606 ISBN-13: 978-0198788607 Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 3.6 x 13.2 cm Product De*ion 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. Forty years later, its insights remain as relevant today as on the day it was published. This 40th anniversary
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