Hello!
Of all the books recommended there are two _against_ which I would
strongly recommend: Selfish Gene (Dawkins) and (Diversity of Life) Wilson.
Dawkins uses a metaphor (the same-said selfish gene) which _may_ be
valid for bio-science majors but which can be severely misleading for
non-science majors. Simply, it is _not_ clear that the title _is_ a
metaphor--it is far too easy to read the title as somehow an accurate
description.
Wilson waxes far too philosophical--it is arguable whether he is writing
science or philosophy. It can be very difficult for non-science majors
to filter the one from the other.
Regardz,
--
Ken Leonard, Ph.D. Candidate
The University of Georgia
Odum School of Ecology
Green Street
Athens, GA 30602 US
"... But it's a naked emperor ignorant, an ignorant brandished by
someone without the wits to know what they don't know, a kind of
ignorance squared."
-- Ta-Nehisi Coates, re Gov. Haley Barbour, April 2010
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