The greatest show on Earth : the evidence for evolution
Richard Dawkins
- London : Black Swan, 2010.
- 470 pages : ill.; 24 cm.
ch. 1 Only a theory? -- ch. 2 Dogs, cows and cabbages -- ch. 3 The primrose path to macro-evolution -- ch. 4 Silence and slow time -- ch. 5 Before our very eyes -- ch. 6 Missing link? What do you mean, `missing'? -- ch. 7 Missing persons? Missing no longer -- ch. 8 You did it yourself in nine months -- ch. 9 The ark of the continents -- ch. 10 The tree of cousinship -- ch. 11 History written all over us -- ch. 12 Arms races and `evolutionary theodicy' -- ch. 13 There is grandeur in this view of life.
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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Evolution (Biology) Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy Human evolution Human evolution Intelligent design (Teleology) Religion and science