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The Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary Edition

by Richard Dawkins

Evolution viewed through the gene

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Evolution viewed through the gene

Richard Dawkins presents evolution from a gene-centered perspective, treating genes as enduring units of information and organisms as vehicles for their replication. The book introduces this framework within evolutionary thought and its connection to Neo-Darwinism. This anniversary edition adds a new epilogue on the ideas’ continuing place in evolutionary biology, alongside the original prefaces, foreword, and extracts from early reviews. Together, the main text and supplementary material offer both the central argument and context for how the book’s ideas have been discussed over time.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking an introduction to gene-centered evolutionary theory.
  • Readers interested in genetics, genomics, and the development of evolutionary ideas.
  • Readers who want an anniversary edition with original introductory material and a later epilogue.

Themes

Gene-centered view of evolutionGenes as units of information and replicationNeo-Darwinian evolutionary thoughtThe ongoing discussion of evolutionary ideas

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Book overview

The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages.

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 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.

Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.
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