I have spent a lot of time arguing that the theory of group selection is not the stupid, pernicious doctrine that many… — Elliott Sober Copy Share Image
Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society. — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
The rabid opposition to group selection has now considerably subsided. In the process, the conceptual structure of evolutionary theory has become clearer,… — Elliott Sober Copy Share Image
“When an individual is cooperative and altruistic, this reduces his advantage in competition to a comparable degree with other members but increases… — Edward O. Wilson Copy Share Image
One reason that a truth and reconciliation process is needed for group selection is to return to the simplicity of the original… — David Sloan Wilson Copy Share Image
