Multilevel Selection

Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection XIV: Group Selection in the Laboratory

David Sloan Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Sloan Wilson

For the evolutionary community at large, the rules governing the acceptance and rejection of group selection are not a storybook portrayal of science.

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Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection XII: Multilevel Selection Theory, Salsa Style

David Sloan Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Selfishness, Evolutionary Models, Group Selection, Altruism, Multilevel Selection, Politics, Inclusive Fitness Theory, Science, Kin Selection, Truth and Reconciliation, Evolution, Politics News
David Sloan Wilson

No matter how the groups are formed, no matter how flexible the choice of behaviors, altruism is locally disadvantageous and requires higher-level selection to evolve.

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Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection III: Naïve Group Selectionism

David Sloan Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Sloan Wilson

Pre-Darwinian notions did not come to an abrupt halt with the advent of Darwin's theory. Instead, they often became repackaged in superficially Darwinian terms.

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