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Review: Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

I'm teaching this book for a philosophy of biology course this semester, so I'm read this with its potential for pedagogy in mind. All in all, I thought it was a pretty good explanation and defense of ... Read full review

Review: Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

Evolution theory and all the things related to it, has been an interest for me. This time I wanted to dig deeper and read Darwin's Dangerous Idea by Daniel C. Dennett. It is highly appreciated book ... Read full review

Review: Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

As many other reviewers of this book have pointed out, it's very dense and requires time for thought. Although I've read Dennett before, I think it takes a couple of works before getting used to his ... Read full review

Review: Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

Five stars for the excellent exposition and science. Minus one star for the silly philosophy. For an example of the latter, see here. Read full review

Review: Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

Essential. Read full review

Review: Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

Wow what a scorcher. As a Southern Baptist reading this book I inevitably had to change the way I envisioned the atheist worldview. The whole purpose from meaningless design argument and that humans ... Read full review

Review: Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

A worthy successor to Mayr's Growth of Biological Thought. Read full review

Review: Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

Wow, I kept struggling to finish this book but I really, really hate it. In all fairness the author says in the beginning that it might be offensive. However, the first 100 pages do nothing but insult ... Read full review

Review: Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

Kind of a bible. Read full review