Biologists & Medicine · Life sciences
E.O. Wilson & Dawkins
Two giants of evolutionary biology and their feud: Wilson's ants, sociobiology and biodiversity; Dawkins' selfish gene, memes and extended phenotype; kin selection versus group selection.
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Key idea
Prereqs: Darwin; Genetics. Next: Girard (cultural imitation); Behavioral economics. Sources: Wilson, *Sociobiology* (1975), *The Social Conquest of Earth* (2012); Dawkins, *The Selfish Gene* (1976); Nowak, Tarnita & Wilson, *Nature* (2010).Next: 1. Two careers