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A review by senholto
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
4.0
This is an incredible book. I would like to discuss some of the key aspects of the book that resonated with me. But before I do, I strongly recommend that your purchase the 2016 edition of the book. This edition not only includes edits from previous editions, but Dawkins also makes clear where he was wrong or misguided. He quite rightly, does not edit the core of the book, but inserts asterisks throughout the book, allowing you to refer to the substantial endnotes section at the end of the book. Which more than amply clarifies a great many things.
1. Plenty of case studies of the social organisation in the animal kingdom
2. I love his rants about E. O. Wilson's work
3. Dawkins makes clear what he has learned since publication of the book in 1976
4. The book contains the first reference to the word "Meme"
5. Chapter 13 summarises another book by Dawkins, The Extended Phenotype (1982)
6. Dawkins addresses a dizzying number of criticisms of The Selfish Gene (1976)
7. Dawkins somehow managed to write a book that was accessible to the general public, yet satisfy those of an academic background. Genius work.
1. Plenty of case studies of the social organisation in the animal kingdom
2. I love his rants about E. O. Wilson's work
3. Dawkins makes clear what he has learned since publication of the book in 1976
4. The book contains the first reference to the word "Meme"
5. Chapter 13 summarises another book by Dawkins, The Extended Phenotype (1982)
6. Dawkins addresses a dizzying number of criticisms of The Selfish Gene (1976)
7. Dawkins somehow managed to write a book that was accessible to the general public, yet satisfy those of an academic background. Genius work.