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008			960613r19961995nyua 001 0 eng d
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040			_aJRS _beng _cJRS _dUUC _dYGM _dQP9 _dBAKER _dMiTN
050		4	_aQH375 _b.D45 1996
100	1		_aDennett, D. C. _q(Daniel Clement),
245	1	0	_aDarwin's dangerous idea : _bevolution and the meanings of life / _cDaniel C. Dennett.
246	3		_aEvolution and the meanings of life.
250			_aFirst Touchstone edition.
264		1	_aNew York, New York : _bSimon & Schuster, _c1996.
264		4	_c©1995.
300			_a586 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
500			_a"A Touchstone book."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [525]-550) and index.
505	0	0	_tTell me why -- _tAn idea is born -- _tUniversal acid -- _tThe tree of life -- _tThe possible and the actual -- _tThreads of actuality in design space -- _tPriming Darwin's pump -- _tBiology is engineering -- _tSearching for quality -- _tBully for brontosaurus -- _tControversies contained -- _tThe cranes of culture -- _tLosing our minds to Darwin -- _tThe evolution of meanings -- _tThe emperor's new mind, and other fables -- _tOn the origin of morality -- _tRedesigning morality -- _tThe future of an idea.
520			_aIn this groundbreaking and very accessible book, Daniel C. Dennett, the acclaimed author of Consciousness Explained, demonstrates the power of the theory of natural selection and shows how Darwin's great idea transforms and illuminates our traditional view of our place in the universe. Following Darwinian thinking to its logical conclusions is a risky business, with pitfalls for everybody. Creationists and others who reject evolution are not the only ones to fall into the traps. Many who accept the validity of Darwin's conclusions hesitate before their implications and distort his theory, fearful that it is politically incorrect or antireligious, or that it robs life of all spirituality. Dennett explains the scientific theory of natural selection in vivid terms, and shows how it extends far beyond biology.
650		0	_aNatural selection.
650		0	_aEvolution (Biology) _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aHuman evolution _xPhilosophy.
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