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| Title | : | The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design |
| Author | : | Richard Dawkins |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 30th Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 466 pages |
| Published | : | April 6th 2006 by Penguin (first published January 1986) |
| Categories | : | Science. Nonfiction. Biology. Evolution. Philosophy. Religion. Atheism |
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Paperback | Pages: 466 pages Rating: 4.09 | 30401 Users | 962 Reviews
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***30th Anniversary Edition***Cover note: Each copy of the anniversary edition of The Blind Watchmaker features a unique biomorph. No two covers are exactly alike.
Acclaimed as the most influential work on evolution written in the last hundred years, The Blind Watchmaker offers an inspiring and accessible introduction to one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time. A brilliant and controversial book which demonstrates that evolution by natural selection - the unconscious, automatic, blind yet essentially non-random process discovered by Darwin - is the only answer to the biggest question of all: why do we exist?
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| Original Title: | The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design |
| ISBN: | 0141026162 (ISBN13: 9780141026169) |
| Edition Language: | English URL https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/142/14234/the-blind-watchmaker/9780141026169.html |
| Literary Awards: | Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (1987), W.H. Heinemann Award (1986) |
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Ratings: 4.09 From 30401 Users | 962 ReviewsCriticism About Books The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
I suggest everyone interested in the origin of life and especially those who were born fundamentalist creationists, to read this book. I would like to quote a paragraph from the book:A physicist certainly doesnt need Darwinism in order to do physics. He might think that biology is a trivial subject compared with physics. It would follow from this that, in his opinion, Darwinism is of trivial importance to science. But he could not sensibly conclude from this that it is therefore false!At the time, this was a tough book for me to read. Considering the way I was raised - in a heavily religious atmosphere - it was hard for me to accept the theory of evolution. However, Dawkins very clearly lays out the theory in a way that anyone can understand if they are willing to open their mind just a little and put in just a little effort. It might be hard to accept but its even harder to dispute. Reality is like that. I think everyone should be required to read this book.
wow and double wow. i read this through and turned back to p.1 to read it again. blind watchmaker has been amazingly influential in the way i think about just about everything- the world, existence, life forms, physics- down to the micro, myself and my craft. it's sent chills down my spine, made me euphoric and angry. the first for finally addressing questions that have long been in my mind (but receive no echo in society as i've known it), the second for the willful repression of information
Dawkins loves explaining evolutionary theory, and this is one of his best books. My favourite bit is the section on long-tailed birds (peacocks, etc). From the point of view of simple utility, they are rather baffling. What use could you possibly have for that long, stupid tail?But, as Dawkins keeps reminding us, it's not about survival of the species, or even of the individual, but rather of the gene. Suppose there's a sex-linked male gene that disposes towards long tails, and a sex-linked
One of the best and most understandable arguments for evolutionary theory and natural selection Please note that I put the original German text at the end of this review. Just if you might be interested.In the spirit of Darwin, Dawkins argues soundly, comprehensively, in this form of a non-fiction book rhetorically above average and merely correct. In contrast to his later work "The God Delusion," which is so full of polemics, he refrains from doing so. He endeavors to provide factual and
Enchantingly beautiful fiction, 23 Mar 2007 Musings of a fideist (a materialistic fideist). Richard Dawkins has a breathtaking gift for expressive, catchy writing. His handling of illustration and narrative flow like silk. Yet he reminds me of an eloquent 19th century clergyman. His persistent dedication to the high altar of gradualistic explanation, however incredibly improbable, stretches credulity to breaking point. Take for example his extraordinary leap on p.134, para 1, where
...one of my aims in the book is to convey something of the sheer wonder of biological complexity to those whose eyes have not been opened to it. But having built up the mystery, my other main aim is to remove it again by explaining the solution...He managed the above, but I didn't enjoy this as much as The Selfish Gene or The God Delusion. It delves deeper & wanders around Darwinian Evolution & other theories more than I want or need. I hadn't planned to read this since I understood
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