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# Vintage Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

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Vintage Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine : Nesse, Randolph M, Williams, George C: desertcart.ae: Books

Review: This is by any standard a very important book. It stresses the impact which evolutionary biology should have on medical progress. It challenges head-on long ingrained medical treatments of symptoms, which in fact are a part of the body's defenses against illnesses. It explains the beneficial effects, among others, of fever, vomiting, low iron levels, pain, cough, diarrhea, fear, anxiety or panic. The basis of the book is Darwin's theory of natural selection which explains the functional design of all organisms. Natural selection involves no plan, no goal, no direction, only `selfish genes' (R. Dawkins). Survival of the latter depends on their reproductive success, not on perfect design, health or (sexual) satisfaction. The role of chance ensures that the future course of evolution is unpredictable. The authors see six categories of evolutionary explanations of diseases: defenses (ex. fever, emotions); infections (ex. by bacteria); novel environments (ex. artificial light, agriculture instead of hunting-gathering); genes (ex. mutations); design compromises (ex. walking upright predisposes man to back problems); evolutionary legacies (ex. food passes through a tube in front of our windpipe). The book contains also a serious warning: New breeds of disease-resistant plants should be treated very cautiously. Why has, until now, the medical profession not taken advantage of the help from evolutionary biology? Opposition to the idea of evolution (ex. by religion) has minimized in general education the impact of Darwin's contribution to the understanding of ourselves and the world we live in. This book is a must read for all those who want to understand who we really are and how and why we live.
Review: Este libro dá una visión muy interesante y con un punto de vista distinto de por qué efermamos. A pesar de estar bien, es difícil de leer, a veces resulta un poco farrogoso, pero es realmente interesante.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #176,464 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #474 in Evolution #1,318 in Diseases & Physical Ailments #1,516 in Coloring Books for Grown-Ups |
| Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (267) |
| Dimensions  | 13.41 x 1.63 x 20.14 cm |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 0679746749 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0679746744 |
| Item weight  | 249 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 304 pages |
| Publication date  | 30 January 1996 |
| Publisher  | Vintage |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by L***T on 9 July 2009*

This is by any standard a very important book. It stresses the impact which evolutionary biology should have on medical progress. It challenges head-on long ingrained medical treatments of symptoms, which in fact are a part of the body's defenses against illnesses. It explains the beneficial effects, among others, of fever, vomiting, low iron levels, pain, cough, diarrhea, fear, anxiety or panic. The basis of the book is Darwin's theory of natural selection which explains the functional design of all organisms. Natural selection involves no plan, no goal, no direction, only `selfish genes' (R. Dawkins). Survival of the latter depends on their reproductive success, not on perfect design, health or (sexual) satisfaction. The role of chance ensures that the future course of evolution is unpredictable. The authors see six categories of evolutionary explanations of diseases: defenses (ex. fever, emotions); infections (ex. by bacteria); novel environments (ex. artificial light, agriculture instead of hunting-gathering); genes (ex. mutations); design compromises (ex. walking upright predisposes man to back problems); evolutionary legacies (ex. food passes through a tube in front of our windpipe). The book contains also a serious warning: New breeds of disease-resistant plants should be treated very cautiously. Why has, until now, the medical profession not taken advantage of the help from evolutionary biology? Opposition to the idea of evolution (ex. by religion) has minimized in general education the impact of Darwin's contribution to the understanding of ourselves and the world we live in. This book is a must read for all those who want to understand who we really are and how and why we live.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by M***S on 15 September 2018*

Este libro dá una visión muy interesante y con un punto de vista distinto de por qué efermamos. A pesar de estar bien, es difícil de leer, a veces resulta un poco farrogoso, pero es realmente interesante.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by A***R on 15 June 2018*

This is an interesting and useful book. It should have an Indian print copy to reduce cost so that more people can read the book.

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