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The Evolution Of A Renegade - David Sloan Wilson

The Joe Walker Podcast

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The Disadvantages of Group Selection

In the 1960s, group selection seemed irredeemably discredited. David Sloan Wilson argued in 1994 that group selection is not a dichotomous alternative to gene or individual level selection. A 2014 survey by William Yowarski and two co authors found that 175 evolutionary anthropologists were receptive to group selection. While a majority said their mentors lean towards kin selection, 55% regarded multi level selection as superior for explaining human sociality.

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