the_selfish__gene

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1、RICHARDDAWKINS-TheSelfishGene.Ebookv1.0.'Whoshouldreadthisbook?Everyoneinterestedintheuniverseandtheirplaceinit.'JeffreyR.Baylis,AnimalBehaviourOurgenesmadeus.Weanimalsexistfortheirpreservationandarenothingmorethantheirthrowawaysurvivalmachines.Theworldoftheselfishgeneisoneofsavagecompetition,rut

2、hlessexploitation,anddeceit.Butwhatoftheactsofapparentaltruismfoundinnature-thebeeswhocommitsuicidewhentheystingtoprotectthehive,orthebirdswhorisktheirlivestowarntheflockofanapproachinghawk?Dotheycontravenethefundamentallawofgeneselfishness?Bynomeans:Dawkinsshowsthattheselfishgeneisalsothesubtleg

3、ene.Andheholdsoutthehopethatourspecies-aloneonearth-hasthepowertorebelagainstthedesignsoftheselfishgene.Thisbookisacalltoarms.Itisbothmanualandmanifesto,anditgripslikeathriller.TheSelfishGene,RichardDawkins'sbrilliantfirstbookandstillhismostfamous,isaninternationalbestsellerinthirteenlanguages.Fo

4、rthisneweditiontherearetwomajornewchapters.'learned,witty,andverywellwritten...exhilaratinglygood.'SirPeterMedawar,SpectatorRichardDawkinsisaLecturerinZoologyatOxfordUniversityandaFellowofMewCollege,andtheauthorofTheBlindWatchmaker.Prefaceto1976editionThisbookshouldbereadalmostasthoughitwerescien

5、cefiction.Itisdesignedtoappealtotheimagination.Butitisnotsciencefiction:itisscience.Clicheornot,'strangerthanfiction'expressesexactlyhowIfeelaboutthetruth.Wearesurvivalmachines-robotvehiclesblindlyprogrammedtopreservetheselfishmoleculesknownasgenes.Thisisatruthwhichstillfillsmewithastonishment.Th

6、oughIhaveknownitforyears,Ineverseemtogetfullyusedtoit.OneofmyhopesisthatImayhavesomesuccessinastonishingothers.ThreeimaginaryreaderslookedovermyshoulderwhileIwaswriting,andInowdedicatethebooktothem.Firstthegeneralreader,thelayman.ForhimIhaveavoidedtechnicaljargonalmosttotally,andwhereIhavehadtous

7、especializedwordsIhavedefinedthem.Inowwonderwhywedon'tcensormostofourjargonfromlearnedjournalstoo.Ihaveassumedthatthelaymanhasnospecialknowledge,butIhavenotassumedthatheisstupid.Anyonecanpopularizescienceifheoversimpli