Summary
Evolution: Classics and Contemporary Knowledge
Editor: Mark Ridley
"Most scientific theories deal with questions that interest only specialists or (like fundamental physics) require the mastery of too many technical skills before we can understand them. The theory of evolution ... is unique in that it is both interesting and accessible to everyone. The reader I had in mind is not a professional biologist who sifts through the scientific literature every day (although I hope he too will find something here interesting) than anyone who wants to enjoy the highlights of a hundred and fifty years of thinking about evolution.
The importance of evolution goes beyond ordinary biology. At a completely simple (though not unquestionable) level, we can reconstruct the history of human evolution. (from Introduction)
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