Why Alessio loves this book
This absolute classic is certainly one of the best examples of widely accessible scientific literature ever written. The fact that natural at the level of genes and not species is incredibly revealing, when relating to the natural and human world at all levels, from the biological to the psychological, up to the societal and political. The main messages of this book should feature in all mid- and high-school curricula.
5 authors picked The Selfish Gene as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages.
As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication. This imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant work not only brought the insights of Neo-Darwinism to a wide audience, but galvanized the biology
community, generating much debate and stimulating whole new areas of research. Forty…
