Nature's Oracle
The Life and Work of W.D.Hamilton
1st Edition
Published on 10. January 2013
452 pages
978-0-19-164276-0 (ISBN)
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W.D.Hamilton was responsible for one of the major revolutions in evolutionary thought since Darwin - that of the 'gene's eye view of life'. He was a scientific pioneer, a misunderstood genius: risk-taker, jungle explorer, and uncompromising truth-seeker. This illuminating and moving biography documents Hamilton's extraordinary life and science.
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Growing up at Oaklea
- 2. Finding Life's Pattern
- 3. Schoolboy at Tonbridge
- 4. Fisher Found and Lost
- 5. The Struggle for Altruism
- 6. Altruism through the Looking Glass
- 7. Brazilian Break
- 8. Sex and Death
- 9. Challenges of Social Life
- 10. The Price Effect
- 11. Creativity in a Tight Spot
- 12. Priority Matters
- 13. When Leaving is Better than Staying
- 14. Encounters with Sociobiology
- 15. The Parasite Paradigm
- 16. Cooperation without Kinship
- 17. The Oxford Move
- 18. Defending the Queen
- 19. In Tune with Nature
- 20. Truth at any Price
- 21. Creative Strategies
- 22. Through a Glass Darkly
- 23. The Final Defiance
- 24. The Edge of Creativity
- Notes
- Glossary
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- References
- Index
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