Richard Dawkins
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| Richard Dawkins | |
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 Dawkins in 2010 at Cooper Union in New York City |
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| Born | Clinton Richard Dawkins 26 March 1941 Nairobi, Kenya Colony |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | MA, DPhil (Oxon) |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Ethologist |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Employer | University of California, Berkeley University of Oxford |
| Organization | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature |
| Known for | Gene-centered view of evolution, concept of the meme, as well as advocacy of atheism and science. |
| Notable works | The Selfish Gene (1976) The Extended Phenotype (1982) The Blind Watchmaker (1986) The God Delusion (2006) |
| Influenced by | Charles Darwin, Ronald Fisher, George C. Williams, W. D. Hamilton, Daniel Dennett, Bertrand Russell |
| Spouse | Marian Stamp Dawkins (m. 1967–1984) Eve Barham (m. 1984–?) Lalla Ward (m. 1992–present) |
| Children | Juliet Emma Dawkins (born 1984) |
| Parents | Clinton John Dawkins Jean Mary Vyvyan (née Ladner) |
| Awards | ZSL Silver Medal (1989) Faraday Award (1990) Kistler Prize (2001) |
| Website | |
| The Richard Dawkins Foundation | |
Clinton Richard Dawkins (born Nairobi, 26 March 1941) is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and writer who held the post of Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford. He is a leading proponent of scientific thinking, and of evolution in particular. He is a prominent critic of religion, and believes that there is no God. He is an atheist, and supports the Brights movement.[1]
Dawkins' ideas on evolution were heavily influenced by W.D. Hamilton. The influence can be seen throughout Dawkins' book The Selfish Gene. They became friends at Oxford and, after Hamilton's death, Dawkins wrote his obituary[2] and organised a secular memorial service.
He also writes for The Huffington Post.[3]
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Works [change]
Books [change]
- "The Selfish Gene" (1976)
- "The Extended Phenotype" (1982)
- "The Blind Watchmaker" (1986)
- "River Out of Eden" (1995)
- "Climbing Mount Improbable" (1996)
- "Unweaving the Rainbow" (1998)
- "A Devil's Chaplain" (2003)
- "The Ancestor's Tale" (2004)
- "The God Delusion" (2006)
- "The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution" (2009)
Documentaries [change]
- "Nice Guys Finish First" (1987)
- "The Blind Watchmaker" (1987)
- "Growing Up in the Universe" (1991)
- "Break the Science Barrier" (1996)
- "The Root of All Evil?" (2006)
- "The Enemies of Reason" (2007)
- "The Genius of Charles Darwin" (2008)
References [change]
- ↑ "Richard Dawkins on militant atheism". TED Conferences, LLC. February 2002. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/richard_dawkins_on_militant_atheism.html. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ↑ included in Hamilton W.D. 2005. Narrow roads of gene land, vol. 3: Last words (with essays by coauthors, ed. M. Ridley). Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 0-19-856690-5
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-dawkins
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