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David Sloan Wilson - Conscious Evolution

Mind & Life

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The Struggle for Existence

Darwin used the term 'struggle for existence' in a large and metaphorical sense. He was careful not to make too much out of direct conflict between groups or individual competition. Yet, we need to appreciate that as far back as we can measure then, direct conflict has been a very important evolutionary force For both genetic evolution and for cultural evolution.

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