The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins is a groundbreaking work of evolutionary biology that explores the concept of the gene-centered view of evolution. Through his revolutionary theory of the “selfish gene,” Dawkins argues that evolution is driven by the selfish actions of genes, rather than the actions
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The Selfish Gene is a 1976 popular science book by Richard Dawkins that espouses the gene-centred view of evolution. It builds upon the thesis of George Christopher Williams's Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966) and W. D. Hamilton's work on kin selection. From the gene-centred view, it follows that the more genes two individuals share, the more sense it makes for them to co-operate.