by Richard Dawkins · Edit. Labor Sa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433557377
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The Blind Watchmaker is a work by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, published in 1986. In this book, Dawkins defends the theory of evolution by natural selection and argues against the belief in an intelligent creator. Using the watchmaker analogy, Dawkins explains how the complexity of living beings can arise through gradual natural processes, without the need for divine intervention. The book addresses key concepts such as adaptation, genetics, and molecular evolution, offering an accessible and rigorous view of evolutionary biology.
Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1995, he was named the first Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, a position he held until 2008, and is on the advisory board of the University of Austin. Dawkins has won several academic and writing awards, among them the 2005 Shakespeare Prize and the 2006 Lewis Thomas Prize. Presenting the latter, Paul Nurse said "In eloquent, evocative prose, Richard Dawkins conveys the certainty that, rather than diminishing the myriad beauties of the universe and extinguishing wonderment at its mysteries, science reveals truths that are yet more awe-inspiring than the mysteries they solve."
