Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by David Sloan Wilson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American professor David Sloan Wilson.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
David Sloan Wilson

David Sloan Wilson is an American evolutionary biologist and a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences and Anthropology at Binghamton University. He is a son of author Sloan Wilson, and co-founder of the Evolution Institute, and co-founder of the spinoff nonprofit Prosocial World.

One reason that a truth and reconciliation process is needed for group selection is to return to the simplicity of the original problem and Darwin’s solution. As Ed Wilson and I put it in our recent review article titled “Rethinking the Theoretical Foundation of Sociobiology“: Selfishness beats altruism within groups. Altruistic groups beat selfish groups. Everything else is commentary.
Selfishness beats altruism within groups. Altruistic groups beat selfish groups. Everything else is commentary. — © David Sloan Wilson
Selfishness beats altruism within groups. Altruistic groups beat selfish groups. Everything else is commentary.
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