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Probably too similar, but do follow up with "The Extended Phenotype" if you haven't already.
by etiam 2y ago
Probably too similar, but do follow up with "The Extended Phenotype" if you haven't already.
- llamaimperative 2y agoI have been meaning to come back to this since reading Selfish Gene, but haven't gotten to it! I suppose I should :)
- mikhailfranco 2y agoDawkins is not an original researcher. He is wonderful at synthesizing research and writing eloquent popular books. The importance of The Selfish Gene is to write a correct summary of the neo-Darwinian project. In the future (perhaps even now), it will be more famous for the coining of meme (in an appendix IIRC). However, The Extended Phenotype is a remarkably original exposition of important (then) contemporary frontiers of Darwinism. It is a powerful idea, powerfully described. It is certainly his most important original contribution to the literature. And a beautiful book. True and convincing. It will change your view of the world. There is no higher praise.