Study & Research Evolution

This Study Guide consists of approximately 167 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Evolution.
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Study & Research Evolution

This Study Guide consists of approximately 167 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Evolution.
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Richard Dawkins

While Darwin's theory addresses the process by which living organisms progressed from simple to complex forms, it does not explain how life began. Nevertheless, Darwin's theory does offer the promise that an explanation for the origin of life could be found without appealing to an act of creation. Given that complex life can evolve from simple life, it is only necessary to explain how the very simplest forms of life might have begun by sheer accident.

Richard Dawkins is one of the best known researchers and popular writers on evolutionary theory. His book The Selfish Gene is the classic study of altruistic behavior from a Darwinian perspective. That book is also credited with creating a whole new field of studies known as "memetics," which studies the spread of ideas (memorable units of information, called "memes") using Darwinian...

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