The Selfish Gene

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Richard Dawkins explains evolution by following genes across generations and treating individual organisms as the temporary bodies through which they reproduce. This shift in viewpoint lets him investigate behaviour in terms of its consequences for the transmission of hereditary information. Family relationships, aggression and reproduction enter the argument as connected evolutionary problems. The book also examines how cooperation can emerge within this framework, making apparently selfless behaviour central to its account. Its discussion of memes extends the language of replication to the spread of cultural ideas. Dawkins's governing metaphor puts genes at the centre of the story, connecting questions about survival and social behaviour through the logic of natural selection.

বইয়ের বিস্তারিত

সংস্করণ

30th Anniversary edition, 2006

ভাষা

ইংরেজি

প্রকাশক

অক্সফোর্ড ইউনিভার্সিটি প্রেস (ভারত)

প্রকাশের বছর

2006

পৃষ্ঠা

৩৮৪

ISBN-13

9780199291151