tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-742254539549625068.post6060430224972836757..comments2023-10-28T05:16:23.879-07:00Comments on The Evolution of Darwin 2008: More about the evolution of human behavior: warfare and the rise of altruismDarwin Evolvinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03282411937202238858noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-742254539549625068.post-90177375025073328092009-06-09T08:04:13.569-07:002009-06-09T08:04:13.569-07:00The gene selection theory as outlined in Dawkins&#...The gene selection theory as outlined in Dawkins' <b>The Selfish Gene</b> and in subsequent works can and does explain how altruism could arise in groups through kinship bonds and further between individuals within groups.<br /><br />As Dawkins himself has made the point that the book may have been better named <b>The Co-operative Gene</b>. <br /><br />The very name change casts a completely different perspective on what has become a misunderstood idea in that of selfishness rather than co-operation towards a <i>common goal of survival</i>. <br /><br />Without gene group co-operation the individual genes themselves have little chance of reproduction and transfer into their next vehicle for co-operative evolution.Rob Willoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06258399390582177184noreply@blogger.com