Re:The Origins of Altruism - Edward O. Wilson's Alternate Th...
by joe_the_user on Wednesday April 20, 2011 @02:16AM
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Kudos to Wilson for taking a different. Right or wrong, it's impressive for someone to challenge orthodoxy twice in a lifetime.
Still, looking at the topic mathematically, it's hard for me to see the models as absolutely opposed.
A behavior of animal could to a degree enhance their kin's survival and enhance their groups' survival. I suspect the two models seen as opposed through the difficulty of modeling such a general selection process.
Still, looking at the topic mathematically, it's hard for me to see the models as absolutely opposed.
A behavior of animal could to a degree enhance their kin's survival and enhance their groups' survival. I suspect the two models seen as opposed through the difficulty of modeling such a general selection process.