Blind Watchmaker Why the Evidence

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trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Liz Pyle (illustrator). First Paperback Edition. W. W. Norton, 1987. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition, eighth printing. Near Fine. Interior unmarked. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. . Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xvi+332+15 pages. 22 illustrations. The seminal text for understanding evolution. In the eighteenth century, theologian William Paley developed a famous metaphor for creationism: that of the skilled watchmaker. In The Blind Watchmaker, Richard Dawkins crafts an elegant riposte to show that the complex process of Darwinian natural selection is unconscious and automatic. If natural selection can be said to play the role of a watchmaker in nature, it is a blind one: working without foresight or purpose. In an eloquent, uniquely persuasive account of the theory of natural selection, Dawkins illustrates how simple organisms slowly change over time to create a world of enormous complexity, diversity, and beauty. Deep enough to be valuable to biologists, yet simple and well-written so as to appeal to a mass audience.

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Título

Blind Watchmaker Why the Evidence

Editor

Norton*(ww Norton Co

Fecha de publicación

1988

Idioma

Inglés

ISBN 10

0393304485

ISBN 13

9780393304480

Encuadernación

Soft cover

Edición

1ª Edición

Estado

Near Fine

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