We’re all hopefully familiar with this concept: Species evolve over long periods time through a process of heredity, variation, competition, and differential survival. More than 100 years before The Selfish Gene, Charles Darwin had famously outlined his Theory of Natural Selection in The Origin of Species.
This leads most people to a very “competition focused” view of life. The individual bodies (phenotypes) are simply carrying out the instructions of the genes. Often labeled “pop science”, The Selfish Gene pulls together the “gene-centered” view of evolution: It is not really individuals being selected for in the competition for life, but their genes. Richard Dawkins has one of the best-selling books of all time for a serious piece of scientific writing.
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