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David Sloan Wilson interview on Group Selection, Memes, and Western Values

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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Cultural Evolution and Social Constructivism and E O Wilson

Social constructivism is not inherently wrong but needs to be seen from an evolutionary perspective. While traditionally seen as opposite to evolutionary thinking, social constructivism can be understood as part of cultural evolution. Human societies are indeed constructed culturally, but this construction is a part of evolutionary processes. Cultural evolution expands evolutionary thinking beyond genetics to include societal development, and the term 'niche construction' aligns with social construction in the human context. Therefore, social constructivism is not separate from evolutionary thought but is a crucial aspect of understanding human cultural evolution.

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