The Greed Gene
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The Selfish Gene
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Author : Richard Dawkins
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1989
The Selfish Gene written by Richard Dawkins and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Medical categories.
Science need not be dull and bogged down by jargon, as Richard Dawkins proves in this entertaining look at evolution. The themes he takes up are the concepts of altruistic and selfish behaviour; the genetical definition of selfish interest; the evolution of aggressive behaviour; kinshiptheory; sex ratio theory; reciprocal altruism; deceit; and the natural selection of sex differences. 'Should be read, can be read by almost anyone. It describes with great skill a new face of the theory of evolution.' W.D. Hamilton, Science
The Greed Gene
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Author : Angus Wynn
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2000-10-20
The Greed Gene written by Angus Wynn and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-10-20 with Fiction categories.
They were fed up with all of it. Now there were TV shows glorifying the ugly thing! Something had to be done, and as fortune would have it, they had the means. All members of the group were successful professionals who had known each other at Berkeley University, but they'd discovered that the endless pursuit of the almighty dollar that society dictated had left them feeling emotionally empty. And it was time to do something about it! Ben was a geneticist. Steve's boss, the CEO of a computer hardware company named Big 'N Hard, was far too greedy for anyone's good. Les was committed to a cleaner planet; Tracy was glad to go along, and Ashley had a great sense for organization--Ben and Les also found her exceedingly attractive--drop dead gorgeous! All the ingredients for an outlandish social experiment to stop greed were there! They set forth to silence the Greed Gene, and save humanity from its own excesses.
The Selfish Gene
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Author : Richard Dawkins
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016-05-26
The Selfish Gene written by Richard Dawkins and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-26 with Science categories.
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 years later, its insights remain as relevant today as on the day it was published. This 40th anniversary edition includes a new epilogue from the author discussing the continuing relevance of these ideas in evolutionary biology today, as well as the original prefaces and foreword, and extracts from early reviews. Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.
The Selfish Gene
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Author : Richard Dawkins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
The Selfish Gene written by Richard Dawkins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Behavior genetics categories.
The Selfish Gene Summary
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Author : Richard Dawkins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
The Selfish Gene Summary written by Richard Dawkins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
Mean Genes
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Author : Terry Burnham
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2012-10-02
Mean Genes written by Terry Burnham and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-02 with Science categories.
Short, sassy, and bold, Mean Genes uses a Darwinian lens to examine the issues that most deeply affect our lives: body image, money, addiction, violence, and the endless search for happiness, love, and fidelity. But Burnham and Phelan don't simply describe the connections between our genes and our behavior; they also outline steps that we can take to tame our primal instincts and so improve the quality of our lives. Why do we want (and do) so many things that are bad for us? We vow to lose those extra five pounds, put more money in the bank, and mend neglected relationships, but our attempts often end in failure. Mean Genes reveals that struggles for self-improvement are, in fact, battles against our own genes -- genes that helped our cavewoman and caveman ancestors flourish but that are selfish and out of place in the modern world. Why do we like junk food more than fruit? Why is the road to romance so rocky? Why is happiness so elusive? What drives us into debt? An investigation into the biological nature of temptation and the struggle for control, Mean Genes answers these and other fundamental questions about human nature while giving us an edge to lead more satisfying lives.
The Selfish Gene
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Author : Richard Dawkins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
The Selfish Gene written by Richard Dawkins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Behavior genetics categories.
The Selfish Gene 3 Ed
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Author : Richard Dawkins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-03-27
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The Good Life
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Author : Graham Music
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-04-16
The Good Life written by Graham Music and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-16 with Psychology categories.
Are we born selfish or primed to help others? Does stress make people more antisocial? Can we ever be genuinely altruistic? This book explores some of the dilemmas at the heart of being human. Integrating cutting edge studies with in-depth clinical experience, Graham Music synthesizes a wealth of fascinating research into an explanation of altruism, cooperation and generosity and shows how we are primed to turn off the ‘better angels of our nature’ in the face of stress, anxiety and fear. Using fascinating psychological research but rooted in a clinicians understanding of the impact of stress on our moral and pro-social capacities, The Good Life covers topics as diverse as: The role of parenting and family life in shaping how antisocial or pro-social we become How stress, abuse and insecure attachment profoundly undermine empathic and altruistic capacities The relative influence of our genes or environments on becoming big-hearted or coldly psychopathic How our immediate contexts and recent social changes might tilt us towards either selfish or cooperative behaviour This book makes a unique contribution to a subject that is increasingly on people’s minds. It does not shirk complexity, nor suggest easy explanations, but offers a hard look at the evidence in the hope that we can gain some understanding of how a ‘Good Life’ might develop. Often personally challenging, intellectually exhilarating and written with an easily accessible style, The Good Life makes sense of how our moral selves take shape, and shines a light on the roots of goodness and nastiness.
The Music Of Life
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Author : Denis Noble
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2008-02-14
The Music Of Life written by Denis Noble and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-14 with Science categories.
What is Life? Decades of research have resulted in the full mapping of the human genome - three billion pairs of code whose functions are only now being understood. The gene's eye view of life, advocated by evolutionary biology, sees living bodies as mere vehicles for the replication of the genetic codes. But for a physiologist, working with the living organism, the view is a very different one. Denis Noble is a world renowned physiologist, and sets out an alternative view to the question - one that becomes deeply significant in terms of the living, breathing organism. The genome is not life itself. Noble argues that far from genes building organisms, they should be seen as prisoners of the organism. The view of life presented in this little, modern, post-genome project reflection on the nature of life, is that of the systems biologist: to understand what life is, we must view it at a variety of different levels, all interacting with each other in a complex web. It is that emergent web, full of feedback between levels, from the gene to the wider environment, that is life. It is a kind of music. Including stories from Noble's own research experience, his work on the heartbeat, musical metaphors, and elements of linguistics and Chinese culture, this very personal and at times deeply lyrical book sets out the systems biology view of life.