Title

Kin Selection and Its Discontents

Authors

David C. Queller, Washington University in St LouisFollow

Author's School

Arts & Sciences

Author's Department

Biology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2016

Originally Published In

Philosophy of Science. 2016 Dec; 83(5):861-872. DOI: 10.1086/687870

Abstract

Kin selection is a core aspect of social evolution theory, but a small number of critics have recently challenged it. Here I address these criticisms and show that kin selection remains an important explanation for much (though not all) social evolution. I show how many of the criticisms rest on historical idiosyncrasies of the way the field happened to develop, rather than on the real logic and evidence.

Comments

Article published in Philosophy of Science. 2016 Dec; 83(5):861-872. DOI: 10.1086/687870

Copyright 2016 by the Philosophy of Science Association.

ORCID

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5464-1984

Recommended Citation

Queller, David C., "Kin Selection and Its Discontents" (2016). Biology Faculty Publications & Presentations. 128.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bio_facpubs/128

Embargo Period

12-2017