On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Publishedaamavt

john9221 · Wysłany: Sob 11:14, 05 Mar 2011

speaks of the 'species
preserving' functions of aggressive behaviourone of these functions
being to make sure that only the fittest individuals are allowed to
breed. This is a gem of a circular argumentbut the point I am
making here is that the group selection idea is so deeply ingrained
that Lorenzlike the author of the
Nuffield Guide
evidently did not
realize that his statements contravened orthodox Darwinian theory.
Why are people? 9
I recently heard a delightful example of the same thing on an
otherwise excellent B.B.C. television programme about Australian
spiders. The 'expert' on the programme observed that the vast
majority of baby spiders end up as prey for other speciesand she
then went on to say: 'Perhaps this is the real purpose of their
existenceas only a few need to survive in order for the species to be
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Robert Ardreyin
The Social Contract
used the group-selection
theory to account for the whole of social order in general. He clearly
sees man as a species that has strayed from the path of animal
righteousness. Ardrey at least did his homework. His decision to
disagree with orthodox theory was a conscious oneand for this he
deserves credit.
Perhaps one reasonyilai:
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