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From Darwin to Derrida: Selfish Genes, Social Selves and the Meanings of Life by David Haig

December 30, 2024 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

David Haig’s From Darwin to Derrida: Selfish Genes, Social Selves and the Meanings of Life is probably not one of the most accessible books that I could close the year on—which is why I decided to make it my second last and not the last review of the year.  David Haig is an Australian biologist and current George Putnam Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. I first came across his work when reading up about genomic imprinting and maternal-fetal conflict. (These subjects are […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction Tagged With: biology, chickens, David Haig, eggs, evolution, Genetics, giant lumbering robot, Philosophy, post-modernism, science

LittlePlat's CBR16 Review No:25 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction · Tags: biology, chickens, David Haig, eggs, evolution, Genetics, giant lumbering robot, Philosophy, post-modernism, science ·
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