Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life：EVOLUTION AND THE MEANINGS OF LIFE

Inthisgroundbreakingandveryaccessiblebook,DanielC.Dennett,theacclaimedauthorofConsciousnessExplained,demonstratesthepowerofthetheoryofnaturalselectionandshowshowDarwin'sgreatideatransformsandilluminatesourtraditionalviewofourplaceintheuniverse.FollowingDarwinianthinkingtoitslogicalconclusionsisariskybusiness,withpitfallsforeverybody.Creationistsandotherswhorejectevolutionarenottheonlyonestofallintothetraps.ManywhoacceptthevalidityofDarwin'sconclusionshesitatebeforetheirimplicationsanddistorthistheory,fearfulthatitispoliticallyincorrectorantireligious,orthatitrobslifeofallspirituality.Dennettexplainsthescientifictheoryofnaturalselectioninvividterms,andshowshowitextendsfarbeyondbiology.