The Blind Watchmaker Why the

Dawkins, Richard

ISBN 10: 0393351491 / ISBN 13: 9780393351491

Edité par W. W. Norton & Company, 2015

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Synopsis :

The Blind Watchmaker is the seminal text for understanding evolution today. In the eighteenth century, theologian William Paley developed a famous metaphor for creationism: that of the skilled watchmaker. In The Blind Watchmaker, Richard Dawkins crafts an elegant riposte to show that the complex process of Darwinian natural selection is unconscious and automatic. If natural selection can be said to play the role of a watchmaker in nature, it is a blind one--working without foresight or purpose.

In an eloquent, uniquely persuasive account of the theory of natural selection, Dawkins illustrates how simple organisms slowly change over time to create a world of enormous complexity, diversity, and beauty.

À propos de l?auteur: Richard Dawkins is the Charles Simonyi Professor for the Understanding of Science at Oxford University, and is the author of The Selfish Gene, Climbing Mount Improbable, and many other books.

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Titre : The Blind Watchmaker Why the
Éditeur : W. W. Norton & Company
Date d'édition : 2015
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Good