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Darwin's Dangerous Idea
by Daniel C. Dennett
Natural selection as universal acid dissolving traditional views of mind, meaning and morality. Long, combative, rich.
Read it if…
you want the philosophical implications of Darwin.
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Skip it if…
you want biology.
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Three things you will actually use
- Cranes, not skyhooks.
- Design without a designer.
- Follow the idea everywhere.
Do this first
Read the chapters on skyhooks and cranes.
Our verdict
Universal acid.
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