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A review by micheleheather
Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life by Daniel C. Dennett
4.0
The word "Dangerous" in the title refers to all the ways that Darwin's ideas have shaken up science, religion and the world of thinking.
This book first describes in detail exactly what evolution IS (I thought I understood it well, then realized when I began to read that I didn't at all, then came to think I understand it again by the end of the book). Dennett gives a good survey of many ideas about evolution that are out there, including some that he believes are false. Then the book explores how evolution applies to the human mind, the process of thinking and language.
A very detailed and involved read - it took me months to finish in and among other books I was reading - but I'm glad I stuck with it and finished it. Very informative.
This book first describes in detail exactly what evolution IS (I thought I understood it well, then realized when I began to read that I didn't at all, then came to think I understand it again by the end of the book). Dennett gives a good survey of many ideas about evolution that are out there, including some that he believes are false. Then the book explores how evolution applies to the human mind, the process of thinking and language.
A very detailed and involved read - it took me months to finish in and among other books I was reading - but I'm glad I stuck with it and finished it. Very informative.