Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think. This 40th anniversary edition includes a new epilogue from the author discussing the continuing relevance of these ideas in evolutionary biology today, as well as the original prefaces and foreword, and extracts from early reviews. Forty years later, its insights remain as relevant today as on the day it was published. 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. 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. It does not provide a lot of case studies or. It is dense and may be difficult for some to read. The Selfish Gene has spawned numerous debates and discussions about its implications, which is a sign of how thought provoking it is. Dawkins makes a convincing case for his theory of gene selection. As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. The book is well written and easy to read. The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages.
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