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Why We Do It: Rethinking Sex and the Selfish Gene
Why We Do It Rethinking Sex and the Selfish Gene
Author: Niles Eldredge
A major refutation of the almighty status of genes in evolution and human behavior. Over the last thirty years, many scientists have come to insist that our behavior is governed by our genes—above all when it comes to sex, which, we are told, is how genes perpetuate themselves. Not so, argues evolutionary biologist Niles Eldredge i...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393050820
ISBN-10: 0393050823
Publication Date: 5/2004
Pages: 224
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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reviewed Why We Do It: Rethinking Sex and the Selfish Gene on + 30 more book reviews
Potent antidote to Dawkins, E.O. Wilson, Dennet, & other tellers of reductionist just-so stories--the whole sociobiology/evolutionary psychology project. Highly recommended.
reviewed Why We Do It: Rethinking Sex and the Selfish Gene on + 30 more book reviews
Potent antidote to Dawkins, E.O. Wilson, Dennet, & other tellers of reductionist just-so stories--the whole sociobiology/evolutionary psychology project. Highly recommended.


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