"Mount Improbable" is Dawkins's metaphor for natural selection, and the central message of this text is that DNA transcends the significance of the organism, and that organisms are merely vehicles for genes.

Climbing Mount Improbable

RICHARD DAWKINS

Literature & Fiction

Penguin

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Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder

Science & Math

History & Philosophy

The Blind Watchmaker by Dawkins, Richard New Edition (2006)

Penguin Books; New ed edition (2006-04-06)

Richard Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the rare distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it. His theories have helped change the whole nature of the study of social biology, and have forced thousands of readers to rethink their beliefs about life. In his internationally bestselling, now classic volume, The Selfish Gene, Dawkins explains how the selfish gene can also be a subtle gene. The world of the selfish gene revolves around savage competition, ruthless exploitation, and deceit, and yet, Dawkins argues, acts of apparent altruism do exist in nature. Bees, for example, will commit suicide when they sting to protect the hive, and birds will risk their lives to warn the flock of an approaching hawk. This revised edition of Dawkins' fascinating book contains two new chapters. One, entitled "Nice Guys Finish First," demonstrates how cooperation can evolve even in a basically selfish world. The other new chapter, entitled "The Long Reach of the Gene," which reflects the arguments presented in Dawkins' The Extended Phenotype, clarifies the startling view that genes may reach outside the bodies in which they dwell and manipulate other individuals and even the world at large. Containing a wealth of remarkable new insights into the biological world, the second edition once again drives home the fact that truth is stranger than fiction.

The Selfish Gene (Popular Science)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Oxford University Press

Paperback. 1978. 224 p. 8.00x5.25x0.50. The author invites us to share his view of a world far below where ordinary animals and plants and people live and move and multiply.

The Selfish Gene

Biological Sciences

Oxford Univ. Pr.

The selfish gene is a book on evolutionary biology the book was written by richard dawkins the author contradicts the theory generated in the 1960’s by biologists, which says that evolution depends on the organism and its group through this book the author explains the human aspects of altruism and kindnessrichard dawkins has coined many new terms and theories in this book, regarding genes and has completely revolutionised biology through his findings he gives an example saying that the gene responsible for the fight against the disease improves the chances of its own replication, and also passes on to the newer generationswith more concepts regarding evolution, genes, altruism the selfish gene is a book with new ideas the book was published by oxford university press in 2007, and is available in paperback key features: the book provides a different view about evolution using a gene-centric view, and the author states that the genes drive evolutionthe book has sold over a million cop

The Selfish Gene (Indian Edition)

Evolution

People commonly view evolution as a process of competition between individuals--known as "survival of the fittest"--with the individual representing the "unit of selection." Richard Dawkins offers a controversial reinterpretation of that idea in The Extended Phenotype, now being reissued to coincide with the publication of the second edition of his highly-acclaimed The Selfish Gene. He proposes that we look at evolution as a battle between genes instead of between whole organisms. We can then view changes in phenotypes--the end products of genes, like eye color or leaf shape, which are usually considered to increase the fitness of an individual--as serving the evolutionary interests of genes. Dawkins makes a convincing case that considering one's body, personality, and environment as a field of combat in a kind of "arms race" between genes fighting to express themselves on a strand of DNA can clarify and extend the idea of survival of the fittest. This influential and controversial book illuminates the complex world of genetics in an engaging, lively manner.

The Extended Phenotype: The Gene as a Unit of Selection

This text is the leading science encyclopedia explaining the achievements and progress of science, now fully revised and updated. Its major updates include: the advent of SARS; extended coverage of cloning; extended coverage of GM food; and extended coverage of digital cameras. Other updates include: Jupiter's moons reach 50; crash of space shuttle Columbia; and the disappearance of element 118. This text provides a wide-ranging coverage encompassing the physical, chemical and biological sciences. It also highlights science at the cutting edge - Human Genome Project, BSE, evolving robots, global warming, laser-guided missiles, and nanotechnology...It contains over 1300 illustrations: carefully selected full-colour photos and specially commisioned drawings and diagrams. Its unrivalled authority is ensured by expert team headed by Richard Dawkins, world-famous author of "The Selfish Gene". The encyclopedia has a dedicated website, which includes hundreds of recommended links, downloadabl

Oxford Illustrated Science Encyclopedia by Dawkins, Richard, Kerrod, Robin (2001) Hardcover

Teen & Young Adult

Oxford Childrens

RIVER OUT OF EDEN

George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd.

A reviewer wrote of The Selfish Gene that it was 'rich with metaphor, passionate arguments, wry humour, colourful examples and unexpected connections'. 
This intriguing selection of Richard Dawkins large output of articles, lectures, individual chapters and reviews demonstrates the breadth of his interests, the sheer quality of his writing and the challenging nature of his trenchantly held views. Whether writing on the many aspects of evolution or on science in general - the importance of science, the poetry of science, the fact that science is inspiring (or ought to be) - he is often provocative, sometimes outrageous, never less than highly influential.

A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

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