Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins (born 1941-03-26 as Clinton Richard Dawkins) is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and science communicator. He has Masters of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of Oxford and has been quite influential in the fields of biology and atheism, and coined terms like "meme" and "extended phenotype." Unfortunately, Dawkins is also kind of a terrible person who is transphobic and misogynistic and suffers from the privilege of a wealthy upbringing without a desire to address it.
Personal
I became aware of Richard Dawkins in the early 2000s, not from his work in biology, but from his work in skepticism and atheism. I've seen him lecture on his book tour for The Magic of Reality, and had him sign a couple of my books. Although I admire Dawkins for his tireless work in the fields of biology, atheism, and critical thinking, he has takes a very anti-intellectual approach to women's rights and trans rights, frequently makes awful statements about them, and never sufficiently apologizes for his awful remarks. For example, he mocked Rebecca Watson for suggesting that men shouldn't proposition women when they're alone and in a vulnerable state, and, after he received a lot of flack about it, prevented her from being allowed to speak at the Reason Rally. He also inadvertently supported a white-power group, said universities should not have safe spaces, that it's immoral for pregnant women not to abort fetuses with mental disabilities, compared trans people to white people claiming to be black, along with many other ignorant statements. However, he does also have a history of trying to include women in male-dominated fields, even though he is part of the reason why they remain male dominated.
Works
Bibliography
| Title | Published | Own | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Selfish Gene | 1976-??-?? | 1 | |
| The Extended Phenotype | 1982-??-?? | ||
| The Blind Watchmaker | 1986-08-29 | ||
| River Out of Eden | 1995-05-08 | US paperback | 2 |
| Climbing Mount Improbable | 1996-09-30 | ||
| Unweaving the Rainbow | 1998-10-29 | ||
| A Devil's Chaplain | 2003-02-18 | ||
| The Ancestor's Tale | 2004-09-02 | ||
| The God Delusion | 2006-10-02 | US Hardcover 1st edition, signed | 4 |
| The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing | 2008-03-13 | ||
| The Greatest Show on Earth | 2009-09-03 | US hardcover 1st edition | 3 |
| The Magic of Reality | 2011-09-15 | US hardcover 1st edition, signed | 7 |
| An Appetite for Wonder | 2013-09-03 | 5 | |
| Brief Candle in the Dark | 2015-09-10 | 6 | |
| Science in the Soul | 2017-08-08 | US hardcover 1st edition | |
| Outgrowing God | 2019-09-19 |
Videography
| Title | Published | Own | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nice Guys Finish First | 1986 | ||
| The Blind Watchmaker | 1987 | 2 | |
| Growing Up in the Universe Royal Institution Christmas Lectures | 1991 | 1 | |
| Break the Science Barrier | 1996 | ||
| The Atheism Tapes | 2004 | ||
| The Big Question (part 3, "Why Are We Here?") | 2005 | ||
| The Root of All Evil? | 2006 | 3 | |
| The Enemies of Reason | 2007 | 5 | |
| The Genius of Charles Darwin | 2008 | ||
| The Purpose of Purpose | 2009 | ||
| Faith School Menace? | 2010 | ||
| Beautiful Minds | 2012-04 | ||
| Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life | 2012 | 4 | |
| The Unbelievers | 2013 |
Media
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