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Description edit
In a book that is both groundbreaking and accessible, Daniel C. Dennett, whom Chet Raymo of The Boston Globe calls "one of the most provocative thinkers on the planet," focuses his unerringly logical mind on the theory of natural selection, showing how Darwin's great idea transforms and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Charles Darwin: (1809–1882) English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection
- Stephen Jay Gould: Add a description of this character.
- Richard Dawkins
- Dennett
- Penrose
- Lewontin
- Noam Chomsky
- Wilson
- Kauffman
- Hume
- John Maynard Smith
- Searle
- Godel
- Samuel
- Skinner
- Philo
- John Locke
- Bo
- Moby Dick
- Adam
- Von Neumann
- Kitcher
- Eigen
- Moore
- Paley
- Keyser
- George Williams
- Goldschmidt
- Hofstadter
- Desmond
- Baldwin
- Tooby
- Conway
- Haig
- Eldredge
- Cleanthes
- Mark Ridley
- Mcginn
- Hoyle
- Lulu
- Minsky
Setting & Locations edit
- Design Space
- Africa
- Panama
- Oxford
- Library Of Babel
- Putnam
- Chomslcy
- Harvard
- New England
- Earth
- Europe
- South America
First Sentence edit
We used to sing a lot when I was a child, around the campfire at summer camp, at school and Sunday school, or gathered around the piano at home.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Daniel C. Dennett (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0684802902
Page Count: 592
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0684802902
Page Count: 592
Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (Finalist, 1996: General Non-fiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: QH375 .D45 1995
- Dewey: 146.7
Subjects edit
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