Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

Daniel C. Dennett. Simon & Schuster, $18 (592pp) ISBN 978-0-684-82471-0

Dennett's philosophical argument in support of Darwinism was a National Book Award finalist. (June)

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