The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution /
Dawkins, Richard, 1941-
The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution / Richard Dawkins. - New York : Free Press, 2009. - ix, 470 pages, 32 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm - New York Times best sellers. . - New York Times best sellers. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-454) and index.
Only a theory? -- Dogs, cows, and cabbages -- The primrose path to macro-evolution -- Silence and slow time -- Before our very eyes -- Missing link? What do you mean, 'missing'? -- Missing persons? Missing no longer -- You did it yourself in nine months -- The ark of the continents -- The tree of cousinship -- History written all over us -- Arms races and 'evolutionary theodicy' -- There is grandeur in this view of life -- The history-deniers. Appendix.
Sifting through rich layers of scientific evidence, Dawkins' "The Greatest Show on Earth" is a stunning counterattack on advocates of "Intelligent Design," explaining the evidence for evolution while exposing the absurdities of the creationist "argument."
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9780552775243
Evolution (Biology)
Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy.
Human evolution.
Life--Origin.
Religion and science.
Biological Evolution
Religion and Science
Origin of Life
evolutie evolution natuurlijke selectie natural selection adaptatie adaptation paleontologie palaeontology embryologie embryology moleculaire genetica molecular genetics fylogenie phylogeny religie religion fossielen fossils Evolution and Phylogeny Evolutie en fylogenie
576.8 / D271
The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution / Richard Dawkins. - New York : Free Press, 2009. - ix, 470 pages, 32 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm - New York Times best sellers. . - New York Times best sellers. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-454) and index.
Only a theory? -- Dogs, cows, and cabbages -- The primrose path to macro-evolution -- Silence and slow time -- Before our very eyes -- Missing link? What do you mean, 'missing'? -- Missing persons? Missing no longer -- You did it yourself in nine months -- The ark of the continents -- The tree of cousinship -- History written all over us -- Arms races and 'evolutionary theodicy' -- There is grandeur in this view of life -- The history-deniers. Appendix.
Sifting through rich layers of scientific evidence, Dawkins' "The Greatest Show on Earth" is a stunning counterattack on advocates of "Intelligent Design," explaining the evidence for evolution while exposing the absurdities of the creationist "argument."
9781416594789 1416594787
9780552775243
Evolution (Biology)
Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy.
Human evolution.
Life--Origin.
Religion and science.
Biological Evolution
Religion and Science
Origin of Life
evolutie evolution natuurlijke selectie natural selection adaptatie adaptation paleontologie palaeontology embryologie embryology moleculaire genetica molecular genetics fylogenie phylogeny religie religion fossielen fossils Evolution and Phylogeny Evolutie en fylogenie
576.8 / D271