Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin’s Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives-Quality Guarantee

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With stories that entertain as much as they inform, renowned evolutionist David Sloan Wilson outlines the basic principles of evolution and shows how, when properly understood, they can illuminate the length and breadth of creation, from the origin of life to the nature of religion.

What is the biological reason for gossip? For laughter? For the creation of art? Why do dogs have curly tails? What can microbes tell us about morality?

These andmany other questions are tackled by Wilson in thiswitty and groundbreaking new book. Now everyone can move beyond the sterile debates about creationismand intelligent design to share Darwin’s panoramic view of animal and human life,seamlessly connected to each other.

Evolution, as Wilson explains, is not just aboutdinosaurs and human origins, but about why all species behave as they do—from beetlesthat devour their own young, to bees that function as a collective brain, to dogsthat are smarter in some respects than our closest ape relatives. And basic evolutionaryprinciples are also the foundation for humanity’s capacity for symbolic thought,culture, and morality.

In example after example, Wilson sheds new light on Darwin’ s grand theory and how it can be applied to daily life. By turns thoughtful, provocative,and daringly funny, Evolution for Everyone addresses some of the deepest philosophicaland social issues of this or any age. In helping us come to a deeper understandingof human beings and our place in the world, it might also help us to improve thatworld.