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最能代錶二十世紀的百大好書之一

像小說般精采的科普書，全球暢銷百萬冊

任何生物，包括我們，都隻是求生機器，

暗地裏已被輸入某些程式，用來保養那些叫做基因的自私分子。

這麼說來，我們不都成瞭基因的俘虜？

種種行為早已由基因命定？真是這樣嗎？

如果您不願意成為基因的俘虜，就請先瞭解《自私的基因》。

這本書充滿想像力，就像科幻小說……

任何生物，包括我們，都隻是求生機器，

暗地裏已被輸入某些程式，

用來保養那些叫做基因的自私分子。

這麼說來，我們不都成瞭基因的俘虜？

但這本書卻是實實在在的科學……

動物也會實施傢庭計畫？

父母對子女的照顧，會有大小眼嗎？

雌性擇偶為何比雄性更小心？

工蟻憑什麼要為女蟻王賣命？

好人真的會齣頭嗎？

從「自私的基因」觀點齣發，這些問題全都可以找到答案。

名人推薦

《自私的基因》這本科普書，

讓每一位讀者讀來，都覺得自己一定是個天纔。

《紐約時報》

這本書寓意深厚、機敏流露，

實在寫得太好瞭……

令人忍不住拍手叫好！

梅達華（Peter Medawar），諾貝爾生理醫學奬得主

討論演化的科普書很常見；好的科普書很罕見。

而道金斯的書，堪稱絕佳之作。

查諾夫（Eric L. Charnov），《生物評論季刊》

Inheriting the mantle of revolutionary biologist from Darwin, Watson, and Crick, Richard Dawkins forced an enormous change in the way we see ourselves and the world with the publication of The Selfish Gene. Suppose, instead of thinking about organisms using genes to reproduce themselves, as we had since Mendel's work was rediscovered, we turn it around and imagine that "our" genes build and maintain us in order to make more genes. That simple reversal seems to answer many puzzlers which had stumped scientists for years, and we haven't thought of evolution in the same way since.

Why are there miles and miles of "unused" DNA within each of our bodies? Why should a bee give up its own chance to reproduce to help raise her sisters and brothers? With a prophet's clarity, Dawkins told us the answers from the perspective of molecules competing for limited space and resources to produce more of their own kind. Drawing fascinating examples from every field of biology, he paved the way for a serious re-evaluation of evolution. He also introduced the concept of self-reproducing ideas, or memes, which (seemingly) use humans exclusively for their propagation. If we are puppets, he says, at least we can try to understand our strings. --Rob Lightner --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.