Adaptation and Natural Selection - (Princeton Science Library) by George Christopher Williams (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published: 1966. With new foreword. [First] Princeton science library edition, with new preface by the author, Ã1996.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Biological evolution is a fact--but the many conflicting theories of evolution remain controversial even today. When <i>Adaptation and Natural Selection</i> was first published in 1966, it struck a powerful blow against those who argued for the concept of group selection--the idea that evolution acts to select entire species rather than individuals. Williams's famous work in favor of simple Darwinism over group selection has become a classic of science literature, valued for its thorough and convincing argument and its relevance to many fields outside of biology. Now with a new foreword by Richard Dawkins, <i>Adaptation and Natural Selection</i> is an essential text for understanding the nature of scientific debate.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A beautifully written and excellently reasoned essay in defense of Darwinian selection as a sufficient theory to explain evolution without the necessity of group selection, population adaptation, or progress."<b>--R. C. Lewontin, <i>Scienc</i>e</b><br><br>"This is an exciting, significant, and important work.... On the whole it will have a very beneficial influence on biology with a rich supply of subjects and targets for some years to come.... This is a carefully constructed, carefully written scholarly work, in the best sense of these words."<b>--L. B. Slobodkin, <i>Quarterly Review of Biology</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>George C. Williams</b> (1926-2010) was professor emeritus of ecology and evolution at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. <b>Richard Dawkins</b> is professor emeritus at the University of Oxford. An evolutionary biologist, he is the bestselling author of many books, including <i>The Selfish Gene</i>, <i>The God Delusion</i>, and <i>The Extended Phenotype</i>.
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