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The blind watchmaker : why the evidence of evolution reveals a universe without design
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The blind watchmaker : why the evidence of evolution reveals a universe without design

by Richard Dawkins

An examination of Darwinian natural selection as the explanation for the complexity of life, contrasting it with teleological design. The text demonstrates how evolutionary processes and genetic development can be simulated and analysed using computer models.

Accession 21805 ISBN 9780393315707 Publisher W. W. Norton & Co.
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