Revolutionary Biology

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Revolutionary Biology

The New, Gene-centered View of Life

Sociology

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Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 5th July 2017

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 364 Kb

ISBN: 9781351492997


There is a revolution underway in biology.

It is based on a new perception of bodies and genes, in which the former are the end product of the latter within the continuum of evolution. Twenty five years after Richard Dawkins helped revolutionize our thinking about "selfish genes," it is time to reevaluate. Revolutionary Biology explains in simple, vivid terms what this exciting approach has to offer, and then applies its stunning insights to human beings.

This novel perspective, galvanizes our understanding of how evolution works, what living things are all about and, not least, what it means to be human. The controversial disciplines of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology have generated startling insights into longstanding questions concerning the nature and purpose of families, altruism vs. selfishness, and free will vs. biological determinism.

Written by one of its foremost figures, Revolutionary Biology is a manifesto and educated layman's guide to this ongoing revolution.

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