2008 2nd printing, Fine-minus/Fine-minus Slipcase, book has inscription on inside cover- otherwise Like New, a nice copy, slipcase has very mild shelfwear, mild bump at rear of box. More information about this seller The Blind Watchmaker, knowledgably narrated by author Richard Dawkins and Lalla Ward, is as prescient and timely a book as ever. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. More information about this seller More information about this seller Google it for more details, but the term “Watchmaker” refers to a way of visualizing how this world, with all it’s intricate complexity, was created. Hardcover. | Contact this seller Acclaimed as the most influential work on evolution written in the last hundred years, The Blind Watchmaker offers an inspiring and accessible introduction to one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time. 2007. 2007. Dawkins’ selects things that look like something recognisable and then he claims that what he gets is the result of blind selection (The Blind Watchmaker). There is no evolutionary answer to the origin of information in living things. The Blind Watchmaker. Below are some items that caught my attention. The Blind Watchmaker is a documentary where Richard Dawkins challenges William Paley's theories on creationism and takes on Paley's descendants. Some reviewers mention that Dawkins' explanations are "old hat", and that the computer simulations are primitive; but they do need to keep in mind that the book is already 25 years old! Add to Watchlist. Read Dawkins, he will tell you about it all! If you are interested in evolutionary biology I would highly recommend this book. Illustrated Boards in Slipcase. Seller Inventory # b0620. Previous All Episodes (1222) Next Add a Plot » Writer: Jeremy Taylor. While I enjoyed it, Mr Dawkins is probably the ultimate preacher for the choir. Figures. The blind watchmaker thesis has enormous religious significance because it purports to explain the history of life without leaving any role to a supernatural Creator. Seller Inventory # 132720. Hardcover. 47min | Documentary | Episode aired 19 January 1987 Season 23 | Episode 3. Cartonné. Dawkins is one of my top picks for the most articulate, engaging and proficient scientists I've read to date. (2008), From: Hardcover. For more than a decade, Neil deGrasse Tyson, the world-renowned astrophysicist and host of the popular radio and Emmy-nominated... To see what your friends thought of this book, Not much. From here the conclusive absurdity begins because he claims that the designer is the unconscious natural selection, the blind watchmaker. 8vo. I think everyone should be required to read this book. in8. Xxiii, 358. (BOLTON, United Kingdom), About this Item: Folio Society, London, 2007. I suggest everyone interested in the origin of life and especially those who were born fundamentalist creationists, to read this book. Dawkins' brilliant exposition of the evolutionary mechanism of natural selection. The Blind Watchmaker is probably one of the best introductory books on evolution. First Thus. Russell Books Start by marking “The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design” as Want to Read: Error rating book. "Before Darwin," writes Stephen Jay Gould, "we thought that a benevolent God had created us." For instance, I recommend, Two summers ago, I did myself the favor of reading. Seller Inventory # FORT301034. Another answer. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s). From: Tell us what you're looking for and once a match is found, we'll inform you by e-mail. “The Blind Watchmaker” is a book that acknowledges the theory, that the world must come to an understanding of nature and the beauty of every living thing on this planet. 2. More people would be convinced watching an episode of Sagan's Cosmos than slugging through this book. Hardcover. How illogical! With whole chapters devoted to the driest taxonomy problems and to disprovin, It is a good thing that Dawkins himself takes the trouble to think about which chapters of his books will be of vanishing interest in the near future. nombreuses illustrations couleurs. Dawkins loves explaining evolutionary theory, and this is one of his best books. Added to Watchlist. I was thinking: 'What nonsense is this? 5. Published by There is no evolutionary answer to the origin of information in living things. xxiii, 358. | Contact this seller From the point of view of simple utility, they are rather baffling. (Both books are intended to popularise the gene-centric view of evolution.) 228 The Blind Watchmaker with legs four-millionths of an inch longer than the average had an advantage over individuals with legs of average length. Hardcover. I like the writing style of Pr. Condition: Very Good. There is no evolutionary answer to the origin of information in living things. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. | Contact this seller | Contact this seller Over-simplification. Dawkins' style is almost folksy, and not at all the arrogant, condescending style that some reviewers mention. Dawkins. Hello everyone. Seller Inventory # 3371865034. No two covers are exactly alike. This book is a more nail in the coffin of creationism. This preacher, one Ricky Dawkins, with his pompous writing, repeating the same phrases, picking fight with other preachers of the same flock (like Reverend Steven J Gould) and offering the worldview that no other b. Condition: Near Fine. Refine Search Results. Illustrated. This book was okay, but since I already am convinced evolution occurs by natural selection, I felt like he was not preaching to the choir, but trying to convince the choir. Near Fine Hardback. Of course, he turned out to be more accurate than he must have wished for. Condition: As New. (Victoria, BC, Canada), About this Item: The Folio Society, 2008. Forgotten the title or the author of a book? If natural selection can be said to play the role of a watchmaker in nature, it is a blind one—working without foresight or purpose. Dawkins' style is almost folksy, and not at all the arrogant, condescending style that some reviewers mention. View all » About the author (2013) In 1995 Richard Dawkins became the first holder of the Charles Simonyi Chair of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. Folio society Illustrated cloth hardcover, gilt titling to spine; housed in slipcase. 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