Richard Dawkins (34 kníh)
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Richard Dawkins The Greatest Show on Earth ENCharles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the controversy still raging a century and a half later. Evolution is accepted as scientific fact by all reputable scientists and indeed theologians, yet millions of people…
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Richard Dawkins The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution ENCharles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the controversy still raging a century and a half later. Evolution is accepted as scientific fact by all reputable scientists and indeed theologians, yet millions of people…
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Richard Dawkins The Magic of Reality ENMagic takes many forms. The ancient Egyptians explained the night by suggesting that the goddess Nut swallowed the sun. The Vikings believed a rainbow was the gods' bridge to earth. These are magical, extraordinary tales. But there is another kind of magic, and it lies in the exhilaration of discovering the real answers to these questions. It is the magic of reality - science. Packed with inspiring explanations of…
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Richard Dawkins, Dave McKean (ilustrácie) The Magic of RealityMagic takes many forms. The ancient Egyptians explained the night by suggesting that the goddess Nut swallowed the sun. The Vikings believed a rainbow was the gods' bridge to earth. These are magical, extraordinary tales...
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Richard Dawkins The Magic of Reality: How we know what's really true ENWhat are things made of? What is the sun? Why is there night and day, winter and summer? Why do bad things happen? Are we alone? Throughout history people all over the world have invented stories to answer profound questions such as these. Have you heard the tale of how the sun hatched out of an emu's egg? Or what about the great catfish that carries the world on its back? Has anyone ever told you that earthquakes…
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Richard Dawkins The Selfish GeneOUP Oxford: The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages.This 30th anniversary edition includes a new introduction from the author as well as the original prefaces and foreword, and extracts from early reviews. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought.Professor…
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Richard Dawkins The Selfish GeneThe million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articul
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Richard Dawkins Záblesk v temnotě CZDruhý díl autobiografie nejznámějšího světového evolučního biologa, skeptika a ateisty se soustředí na dobu pozdějších úspěchů, kdy autor pokračuje na cestě intelektuálního vývoje a vědeckého zkoumání. Po vydání prvních knih, které se staly bestselery a přinesly s sebou i neočekávanou celosvětovou slávu, začaly přicházet pozvánky na světové konference a vystupování v televizi. Objevily se ale také první kontroverze,…
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Richard Dawkins Záhadám vstříc CZPrvní díl autobiografie nejznámějšího světového biologa, skeptika a ateisty nabízí bližší pohled na autorův raný život, na intelektuální probuzení, kterého se mu dostalo v Oxfordu, a cestu, která jej vedla k napsání Sobeckého genu. Počíná vyprávěním o idylickém dětství stráveném v koloniální Africe, o poválečném návratu do Velké Británie a studiu na střední internátní škole, kde navzdory téměř zbožnému poslechu…
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