{"product_id":"the-extended-selfish-gene-9780198788782","title":"The Extended Selfish Gene","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Richard Dawkins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford UP\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Life Sciences - Genetics \u0026amp; Genomics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Selfish Gene\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. In it 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 the replication of genes. The book provoked widespread and heated debate, which in part led Dawkins to write \u003cem\u003eThe Extended Phenotype\u003c\/em\u003e, in which he gave a deeper clarification of the central concept of the gene as the unit of selection, as well as contributing his own development of this insight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the first time, \u003cem\u003eThe Extended Selfish Gene\u003c\/em\u003e brings these two books together, by including two key chapters from \u003cem\u003eThe Extended Phenotype\u003c\/em\u003e. These chapters provide Dawkins's detailed and powerful response to two issues raised by critics of \u003cem\u003eThe Selfish Gene\u003c\/em\u003e: the accusations of genetic determinism (the idea that our behaviour is entirely determined by our genes), and of \"adaptationism\" (that all traits are indiscriminately perceived to be adaptations resulting from natural selection). While written in particular for the biology community, Dawkins's clarity of expression allows these chapters to be accessible to all who are seriously engaged with the gene's eye view and its implications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant \u003cem\u003eSelfish Gene\u003c\/em\u003e 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 years later, its insights remain as significant as on the day it was published. Along with the two extra chapters, \u003cem\u003eThe Extended Selfish Gene\u003c\/em\u003e includes a new epilogue to \u003cem\u003eThe Selfish Gene\u003c\/em\u003e from the author which highlights the relevance of the gene's eye view to evolutionary biology today.","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45030390333591,"sku":"9780198788782","price":917.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780198788782.webp?v=1767142206","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-extended-selfish-gene-9780198788782","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}