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An edition of Darwin's dangerous idea (1995)

Darwin's dangerous idea

Evolution and the Meanings of Life

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Why people argue against Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, why the arguments against go wrong, and the advantages more informed view of Darwin's theory.

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Simon and Schuster
Pages
586

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Subjects
Evolution, natural selection, design
People
Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

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Darwin's dangerous idea: evolution and the meanings of life
1995, Allen Lane, the Penguin Press
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Table of Contents

Preface Page 11
I. Starting in the Middle
1. Tell Me Why Page 17
2. An Idea is Born Page 35
3. Universal Acid Page 61
4. The Tree of Life Page 85
5. The Possible and the Actual Page 104
6. Threads of Actuality in Design Space Page 124
II. Darwinian Thinking in Biology
7. Priming Darwin's Pump Page 149
8. Biology is Engineering Page 187
9. Searching for Quality Page 229
10. Bully for Brontosaurus Page 262
11. Controversies Contained Page 313
III. Mind, Meaning, Mathematics and Morality
12. The Cranes of Culture Page 335
13. Losing Our Minds to Darwin Page 370
14. The Evolution of Meanings Page 401
15. The Emperor's New Mind, and Other Fables Page 428
16. On the Origin of Morality Page 452
17. Redesigning Morality Page 494
18. The Future of an Idea Page 511
Appendix Page 523
Bibliography Page 252
Index Page 551

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hardcover
Pagination
586p
Number of pages
586
Weight
860 grams

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OL25649811M
ISBN 10
0 684 90290 2

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