《Darwin's Dangerous Idea Evolution And The Meanings Of Life》

 by Daniel Clement Dennett(Author)

Product details

Paperback: 586 pages

Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1st Touchstone Ed edition (1 Jun. 1996)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 068482471X

ISBN-13: 978-0684824710

Product Dimensions:15.5 x 2.5 x 23.5 cm

Product De*ion

In this groundbreaking and very accessible book, Daniel C. Dennett, the acclaimed author of Consciousness Explained, demonstrates the power of the theory of natural selection and shows how Darwin's great idea transforms and illuminates our traditional view of our place in the universe. Following Darwinian thinking to its logical conclusions is a risky business, with pitfalls for everybody. Creationists and others who reject evolution are not the only ones to fall into the traps. Many who accept the validity of Darwin's conclusions hesitate before their implications and distort his theory, fearful that it is politically incorrect or antireligious, or that it robs life of all spirituality. Dennett explains the scientific theory of natural selection in vivid terms, and shows how it extends far beyond biology.

About the Author

Daniel Dennett is the author ofBrainstorms, Elbow Room,andConsciousness Explained. He is currently the Distinguished Arts and Sciences Professor and Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. He lives in North Andover, Massachusetts, with his wife and has two children.