The Genial Gene: Deconstructing Darwinian Selfishness

by Joan Roughgarden

Book Overview

Are selfishness and individuality-rather than kindness and cooperation-basic to biological nature? Does a "selfish gene" create universal sexual conflict? In The Genial Gene, Joan Roughgarden forcefully rejects these and other ideas that have come to dominate the study of animal evolution. Building on her brilliant and innovative book Evolution's Rainbow, in which she challenged accepted wisdom about gender identity and sexual orientation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520258266
• ISBN13: 9780520258266
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"