Multilevel Selection

Theoretical Foundations, Historical Examples, and Empirical Evidence

AvSteven C. Hertler,Aurelio José Figueredo

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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This book embeds a novel evolutionary analysis of human group selection within a comprehensive overview of multilevel selection theory, a theory wherein evolution proceeds at the level of individual organisms and collectives, such as human families, tribes, states, and empires.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-09-03
Mått:148 x 210 x 23 mm
Vikt:531 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:359
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030495220

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Steven C. Hertler is a licensed examining psychologist and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the College of Saint Elizabeth, USA. Aurelio José Figueredo is Professor of Psychology, Family Studies and Human Development at the University of Arizona, USA. Dr. Figueredo also serves as Director of the Ethology and Evolutionary Psychology (EEP) Laboratory.Mateo Peñaherrera-Aguirre is a Ph.D. candidate in the Cognitive and Neural Systems Program and a researcher at the University of Arizona, USA.

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1. An Intellectual History of Multilevel Selection from Darwin to Dawkins.- 2. An Intellectual History of Multilevel Selection: Reformulation and Resuscitation.- 3. Theoretical Foundations of Multilevel Selection Among Humans.- 4. Aggregation: From Ethnic and Regional Competition to Group Selection at the Level of States and Nations.- 5. Growth, Maintenance, Control, and Competition.- 6. Decline.- 7. The Collapse and Regeneration of Complex Societies.- 8. Chimpanzee Intercommunity Conflict: Fitness Outcomes, Power Imbalances, and Multilevel Selection.- 9. Lethal Intergroup Competition in Non-State Societies: From Small-Scale Raids to Large-Scale Battles.- 10. The Sociopolitical Integrity of the Roman State: Intragroup Competition, Intergroup Competition, and Economic Dynamics.- 11. Dear Enemies: French and English Power Ratios.- 12. Expansion, Fission, and Decline: England and Anglo America.