You are here  Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the
Meanings of Life  by Daniel Dennett New York: Simon & Schuster,
1995. 592 pages  Tufts University philosopher Dennett thoroughly
describes evolutionary science, including its current
controversies, and then goes on to spell out its implications
for modern philosophy and modern life. Dennett argues that
natural selection "is a universal solvent, capable of cutting
right to the heart of everything in sight".