A Devil's Chaplain

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2004

ISBN-13: 9780547416526

<DIV><B>Essays on morality, mortality, and much more from the <I>New York Times</I>&ndash;bestselling author of <I>The Selfish Gene</I> and <I>The God Delusion</I>.</B><BR /><BR /> This early collection of essays from renowned evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins is an enthusiastic declaration, a testament to the power of rigorous scientific examination to reveal the wonders of the world.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> In these essays, Dawkins revisits the meme, the unit of cultural information that he named and wrote about in his groundbreaking work, <I>The Selfish Gene</I>. Here also are moving tributes to friends and colleagues, including a eulogy for novelist Douglas Adams, author of <I>The Hitchhiker&rsquo;s Guide to the Galaxy</I>; correspondence with fellow biologist Stephen Jay Gould; commentary on the events of 9/11; and visits with the famed paleoanthropologists Richard and Meave Leakey at their African wildlife preserve.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Ending with a vivid note to Dawkins&rsquo;s ten-year-old daughter, reminding her to remain curious, ask questions, and live the examined life, <I>A Devil&rsquo;s Chaplain</I> is a fascinating read by &ldquo;a man of firm opinions, which he expresses with clarity and punch&rdquo; (<I>Scientific American</I>).</DIV>