The Extended Phenotype: the Gene as the Unit of Selection
Dawkins, Richard
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People commonly view evolution as a process of competition between individuals--known as "survival of the fittest"--with the individual representing the "unit of selection." Richard Dawkins offers a controversial reinterpretation of that idea in The Extended Phenotype, now being reissued to coincide with the publication of the second edition of his highly-acclaimed The Selfish Gene. He proposes that we look at evolution as a battle between genes instead of between whole organisms. We can then view Nanges in phenotypes--the end products of genes, like eye color or leaf shape, which are usually considered to increase the fitness of an individual--as serving the evolutionary interests of genes. Dawkins makes a convincing case that considering one's body, personality, and environment as a field of combat in a kind of "arms race" between genes fighting to express themselves on a strand of DNA can clarify and extend the idea of survival of the fittest. This influential
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Richard Dawkins is a Fellow of New College and Lecturer in Animal Behavior at Oxford University. He is the author of The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker.
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The Extended Phenotype; The Gene as the Unit of Selection
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[0-7167-1358-6] 1982, 1st edition, 1st printing. (hardcover) Near fine. viii, 307pp. 8vo. Dawkins considers this to be the sequel to 'The Selfish Gene' (1976). Bright green cloth, silver titles to front and spine. No jacket, but wrapped in loose, protective mylar. Minimal foxing to top fore-edge. Does not show internally. Smallest amount of bumping on corners. Truly a beautiful copy. Seller Inventory # 130046
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