ClaimsSteven Pinker

“There's no need to complicate the theory of natural selection with a new "level of selection" in every case.”

Steven Pinker 18 June 2012 The False Allure of Group Selection (Edge.org) archived copy

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There's no need to complicate the theory of natural selection with a new "level of selection" in every case.

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Steven Pinker, “There's no need to complicate the theory of natural selection with a new "level of selection" in every case.” (said 18 June 2012). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_bd14764d63ea, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_bd14764d63ea

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