Evoluce všeho - Jak malé změny přetvářejí svět – Ridley Matt (2018)

In his latest book, the famous biologist Matt Ridley launched a frontal attack on the widely held belief that all significant changes in society are planned and controlled from above. Through numerous examples from various corners of the universe and the human world, he meticulously demonstrates that everything is, on the contrary, permeated by an unplanned and uncontrolled evolution, which is the source and engine of every significant change in nature and society. New things arise spontaneously, in small and gradual increments, through trial and error – every development is some version of the biological principle of natural selection, whether it concerns language, markets, inventions, morality, religion, or the internet. Thus, most of the human world is not the result of any intention, but rather the outcome of interactions among the uncoordinated actions of millions of people. Ridley supports the idea of the primary role of evolution with numerous pieces of evidence from science, technology, economics, history, developmental psychology, politics, and philosophy. He provocatively proves that the most important things, events, and trends have emerged from the bottom up, even though we have become accustomed to viewing them as something pre-planned. The Industrial Revolution, mobile phones, the rise of China – none of these were born according to anyone's design, but evolved from the ground up,…