The Philosophy of Social Evolution
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Dec 19, 2017
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780198733058
Description: From mitochondria to meerkats, the natural world is full of spectacular examples of social behaviour. Jonathan Birch explores how the three key explanatory ideas of social evolution theory - Hamilton's rule, kin selection, and inclusive fitness - can illuminate our understanding of the social world.--