The Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary edition (Oxford Landmark Science) — Genes and Memes

1. 1. The Selfish Gene made an original contribution to biology by offering a new world view, not new facts or mathematical models.
2. 2. Hostility to The Selfish Gene often stems from misunderstanding that it is about morals or politics, not evolution.
3. 3. Dawkins' gene's eye view distinguishes between replicators (DNA) and vehicles (bodies), arguing adaptations benefit replicators.
4. 4. Dawkins built on Hamilton's inclusive fitness concept but pushed further to a full gene-centered view, rejecting fitness as a central concept.