The Greatest Show on Earth：The Evidence for Evolution

图书标准信息

• 作者 Richard Dawkins（理查德·道金斯） 著
• 出版社 Black Swan
• 出版时间 2010-04
• ISBN 9780552775243
• 定价 107.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 480页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

CharlesDarwin'smasterpiece,OntheOriginofSpecies,shooksocietytoitscoreonpublicationin1859.Darwinwasonlytooawareofthestormhistheoryofevolutionwouldprovokebuthewouldsurelyhaveraisedanincredulouseyebrowatthecontroversystillragingacenturyandahalflater.Evolutionisacceptedasscientificfactbyallreputablescientistsandindeedtheologians,yetmillionsofpeoplecontinuetoquestionitsveracity.

InTheGreatestShowonEarthRichardDawkinstakesoncreationists,includingfollowersof"IntelligentDesign"andallthosewhoquestionthefactofevolutionthroughnaturalselection.Likeadetectivearrivingonthesceneofacrime,hesiftsthroughfascinatinglayersofscientificfactsanddisciplinestobuildacast-ironcase:fromthelivingexamplesofnaturalselectioninbirdsandinsects;the'timeclocks'oftreesandradioactivedatingthatcalibrateatimescaleforevolution;thefossilrecordandthetracesofourearliestancestors;toconfirmationfrommolecularbiologyandgenetics.Allofthis,andmuchmore,bearswitnesstothetruthofevolution.

TheGreatestShowonEarthcomesatacriticaltime:systematicoppositiontothefactofevolutionisnowflourishingasneverbefore,especiallyinAmerica.InBritainandelsewhereintheworld,teacherswitnessinsidiousattemptstounderminethestatusofscienceintheirclassrooms.RichardDawkinsprovidesunequivocalevidencethatboldlyandcomprehensivelyrebutssuchnonsense.Atthesametimeheshareswithushispalpableloveofthenaturalworldandtheessentialrolethatscienceplaysinitsinterpretation.Writtenwithelegance,witandpassion,itishard-hitting,absorbingandtotallyconvincing.

【作者简介】

RichardDawkinsistherenownedacademicresponsibleforsuchworksasTheSelfishGenethroughtothephenomenalTheGodDelusion.Recently,hepresentedTheGeniusofCharlesDarwin,athree-parttelevisionseriesexaminingthelegacyofthegreatscientistandsomeoftheissuescoveredinthistimelybook.