The Selfish Gene
by Richard Dawkins
Published for the first time: 1/1/1976
360 pages, Paperback
Genres: Evolution, Biology, Popular Science, Psychology, Science, Nonfiction, Philosophy
"The Selfish Gene" caused a wave of excitement among biologists and the general public when it was first published in 1976. Its vivid rendering of a gene's eye view of life, in lucid prose, gathered together the strands of thought about the nature of natural selection into a conceptual framework with far-reaching implications for our understanding of evolution. Time has confirmed its significance. Intellectually rigorous, yet written in non-technical language, "The Selfish Gene" is widely regarded as a masterpiece of science writing, and its insights remain as relevant today as on the day it was published.Chapters:1. Why are people?2. The replicators3. Immortal coils4. The gene machine5. Aggression stability and the selfish machine6. Genesmanship7. Family planning8. Battle of the generations9. Battle of the sexes10. You scratch my back, I'll ride on yours11. Memes: the new replicators12. Nice guys finish first13. The long reach of the gene
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