The group selection–inclusive fitness equivalence claim: not true and not relevant
The debate on (cultural) group selection regularly suffers from an inclusive fitness overdose. The classical view is that all group selection is kin selection, and that Hamilton's rule works for all models. I claim that not all group selection is kin selection, and that Hamilton's rule doe...
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| description | The debate on (cultural) group selection regularly suffers from an inclusive fitness overdose. The classical view is that all group selection is kin selection, and that Hamilton's rule works for all models. I claim that not all group selection is kin selection, and that Hamilton's rule does not always get the direction of selection right. More importantly, I will argue that the paper by Smith (2020; Cultural group selection and human cooperation: a conceptual and empirical review. Evolutionary Human Sciences, 2) shows that inclusive fitness is not particularly relevant for much of the empirical evidence relating to the question whether or not cultural group selection shaped human behaviour. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-532776b9620c449083568754aa79a6372023-03-09T12:32:19ZengCambridge University PressEvolutionary Human Sciences2513-843X2020-01-01210.1017/ehs.2020.9The group selection–inclusive fitness equivalence claim: not true and not relevantMatthijs van Veelen0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8290-9212CREED, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Roetersstraat 11, 1018WBAmsterdam, the NetherlandsThe debate on (cultural) group selection regularly suffers from an inclusive fitness overdose. The classical view is that all group selection is kin selection, and that Hamilton's rule works for all models. I claim that not all group selection is kin selection, and that Hamilton's rule does not always get the direction of selection right. More importantly, I will argue that the paper by Smith (2020; Cultural group selection and human cooperation: a conceptual and empirical review. Evolutionary Human Sciences, 2) shows that inclusive fitness is not particularly relevant for much of the empirical evidence relating to the question whether or not cultural group selection shaped human behaviour.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2513843X20000092/type/journal_article |
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| title_short | The group selection–inclusive fitness equivalence claim: not true and not relevant |
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