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The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
The Selfish Gene is a 1976 popular science book by Richard Dawkins that espouses the gene-centred view of evolution. It builds upon the thesis of George Christopher Williams's Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966) and W. D. Hamilton's work on kin selection. From the gene-centred view, it follows that the more genes two individuals share, the more sense it makes for them to co-operate.
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Dawkins's first published book, and one of the most popular books about evolution for a general audience. It argues that natural selection acts on single genes rather than on whole organisms or groups.
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