{"product_id":"9780140167344-darwins-dangerous-idea","title":"Darwin's Dangerous Idea","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvolution and the Meanings of Life\u003cbr\u003eArgues that the theory of evolution can demystify the miracles of life without devaluing our most cherished beliefs. In this book, the author explores every aspect of evolutionary thinking to show why it is so fundamental to our existence, and why it affirms - not threatens - our convictions about the meaning of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDarwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life\u003c\/i\u003e Daniel C. Dennett argues that the theory of evolution can demystify the miracles of life without devaluing our most cherished beliefs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  From the moment it first appeared, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has been controversial: misrepresented, abused, denied and fiercely debated. In this powerful defence of Darwin, Daniel C. Dennett explores every aspect of evolutionary thinking to show why it is so fundamental to our existence, and why it affirms - not threatens - our convictions about the meaning of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Essential and pleasurable for any thinking person'\u003cbr\u003eStephen Pinker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A surpassingly brilliant book. Where creative, it lifts the reader to new intellectual heights. Where critical, it is devastating'\u003cbr\u003eRichard Dawkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A brilliant piece of persuasion, excitingly argued and compulsively readable'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Superb . This is the best single-author overview of all the implications of evolution by natural selection available . deserves a place on the bookshelves of every thinking person'\u003cbr\u003eJohn Gribbin, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Dennett's book brings together science and philosophy with wit, complex clarity and an infectious sense that these ideas matter, to us and the way we live now'\u003cbr\u003eA.S. Byatt, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eBooks of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDaniel C. Dennett\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most original and provocative thinkers in the world. A brilliant polemicist and philosopher, he is famous for challenging unexamined orthodoxies, and an outspoken supporter of the Brights movement. His books include \u003ci\u003eBrainstorms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrainchildren\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElbow Room\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBreaking the Spell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDarwin's Dangerous Idea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConsciousness Explained\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFreedom Evolves\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40942938914913,"sku":"9780140167344","price":15.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32252403.jpg?v=1737103124","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780140167344-darwins-dangerous-idea","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}