The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

图书标准信息

• 作者 Richard Dawkins 著
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster
• 出版时间 2009-09
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780593061732
• 定价 228.50元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 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.