Dimensions
154 x 241 x 30mm
Evolution is the most important idea in biology, with implications that go far beyond science. But despite more than a century's progress in understanding, there is still widespread confusion about what evolution is, how it works and what is the only plausible mechanism that can account for the remarkable diversity of life on Earth.
This book aims to show how evolution has gone from theory to fact, while Mayr explores various controversial fads and fallacies, the selfish-gene theory and evolutionary psychology. He ends by asking what we know about human evolution and how, in turn, this knowledge has affected the way in which we view ourselves and the world.
