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Richard Dawkins

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[BOOK][B] The god delusion

R Dawkins, L Ward - 2006 - ajol.info
Dawkins undertakes to debunk the notion of God’s existence. The book is in the tradition of
other … It is with the same vigor that Dawkins launches an onslaught against arguments for the …

Arms races between and within species

R Dawkins, JR Krebs - … of the Royal Society of London …, 1979 - royalsocietypublishing.org
An adaptation in one lineage (eg predators) may change the selection pressure on another
lineage (eg prey), giving rise to a counter-adaptation. If this occurs reciprocally, an unstable …

Parental investment, mate desertion and a fallacy

R Dawkins, TR Carlisle - Nature, 1976 - nature.com
TRIVERS 1 defines parental investment as “any investment by the parent in an individual
offspring that increases the offspring's chance of surviving … at the cost of the parent's ability to …

Twelve misunderstandings of kin selection

R Dawkins - Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, 1979 - Wiley Online Library
Hamilton's theory of kin selection is much misunderstood. This paper lists and refutes 12 of
the commonest misunderstandings, for example: “Kin selection is a special, complex kind of …

[BOOK][B] The greatest show on earth: The evidence for evolution

R Dawkins - 2009 - books.google.com
In 2008, a Gallup poll showed that 44 percent of Americans believed God had created man
in his present form within the last 10,000 years. In a Pew Forum poll in the same year, 42 …

[BOOK][B] The ancestor's tale: A pilgrimage to the dawn of life

R Dawkins, Y Wong - 2016 - books.google.com
… -billion-year pilgrimage to the origins of life: Richard Dawkins and Yan Wong take us on an
… As each evolutionary pilgrim tells their tale, Dawkins and Wong shed light on topics such as …

[BOOK][B] The extended phenotype: The long reach of the gene

R Dawkins - 2016 - books.google.com
In The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins crystallized the gene's eye view of evolution developed
by WD Hamilton and others. The book provoked widespread and heated debate. Written …

[PDF][PDF] Viruses of the mind

R Dawkins - Dennett and his critics: Demystifying mind, 1993 - biolinguagem.com
“Viruses of the Mind” Page 1 “Viruses of the Mind” Richard Dawkins 1991 The haven all
memes depend on reaching is the human mind, but a human mind is itself an artifact created …

[BOOK][B] The selfish gene

R Dawkins - 2016 - books.google.com
… of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries © Richard Dawkins 1989
… based on natural selection is presented in a simple and popular form by Richard Dawkins. …

[BOOK][B] Unweaving the rainbow: Science, delusion and the appetite for wonder

R Dawkins - 2000 - books.google.com
… Far from it, says acclaimed scientist Richard Dawkins; Newton’s … him a bestselling author,
Dawkins takes up the most important … This is the book Dawkins was meant to write: A brilliant …