Darwin's Dangerous Idea by Daniel C. Dennett

The author beats this thought in to the reader and at the same time covers how the world changed because of that. It uses the narrative of Darwin's deceptively simple idea of making complex things from a very simple algorithm. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.This is by far the best book I have read this year. In this book, the author explores every aspect of evolutionary thinking to show why it is so fundamental to our existence, and why it affirms - not threatens - our convictions about the meaning of life. Argues that the theory of evolution can demystify the miracles of life without devaluing our most cherished beliefs. His books include Brainstorms, Brainchildren, Elbow Room, Breaking the Spell, Darwin's Dangerous Idea, Consciousness Explained and Freedom Evolves. A brilliant polemicist and philosopher, he is famous for challenging unexamined orthodoxies, and an outspoken supporter of the Brights movement. Dennett is one of the most original and provocative thinkers in the world. Byatt, Sunday Times Books of the Year Daniel C. deserves a place on the bookshelves of every thinking person' John Gribbin, Sunday Times 'Dennett's book brings together science and philosophy with wit, complex clarity and an infectious sense that these ideas matter, to us and the way we live now' A.S. This is the best single-author overview of all the implications of evolution by natural selection available. Where critical, it is devastating' Richard Dawkins 'A brilliant piece of persuasion, excitingly argued and compulsively readable' The Times Higher Education Supplement 'Superb. Where creative, it lifts the reader to new intellectual heights. 'Essential and pleasurable for any thinking person' Stephen Pinker 'A surpassingly brilliant book. Dennett explores every aspect of evolutionary thinking to show why it is so fundamental to our existence, and why it affirms - not threatens - our convictions about the meaning of life. In this powerful defence of Darwin, Daniel C. From the moment it first appeared, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has been controversial- misrepresented, abused, denied and fiercely debated.

Dennett argues that the theory of evolution can demystify the miracles of life without devaluing our most cherished beliefs. In Darwin's Dangerous Idea- Evolution and the Meanings of Life Daniel C.

Darwin's Dangerous Idea by Daniel C. Dennett