Evolutionary Biologist, Author
Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist and the former Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. His landmark book 'The Selfish Gene' (1976) popularized the gene-centreed view of evolution and coined the term 'meme'; later works include 'The Blind Watchmaker' and 'The God Delusion.'
by Richard Dawkins
Dawkins reframes evolution from the organism's perspective to the gene's. Bodies are survival machines built by genes competing to replicate - a view that transformed modern biology.
by Richard Dawkins
Dawkins argues that the staggering complexity of life needs no designer. Natural selection, acting blindly and incrementally, is the only known force capable of producing the appearance of purpose.
by Richard Dawkins
Dawkins extends his gene-centred view of evolution beyond the body, arguing that genes influence the wider world, beaver dams and parasite behaviour are gene expressions too.
The books Richard Dawkins references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Charles Darwin
Darwin lays out the evidence that species evolve through natural selection, where small heritable variations accumulate over generations. The theory unified biology and changed how we understand life.
Who Richard draws from, and who draws from Richard — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.