The Philosophy of Social Evolution

by Jonathan Birch

Book Overview

From mitochondria to meerkats, the natural world is full of spectacular examples of social behaviour. In the early 1960s Bill Hamilton changed the way we think about how such behaviour evolves. He introduced three key innovations - now known as Hamilton's rule, kin selection, and inclusive fitness - which have been enormously influential, but which remain the subject of fierce controversy.

Hamilton's pioneering work kick-started a research...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198733054
• ISBN13: 9780198733058
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.6"