A Critique of R.D. Alexander's Views on Group Selection
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Summary
This paper examines the views of R.D. Alexander on the subject of group selection and concludes that his views on moral systems are not the radical departure from conventional views that he claims, but remain radical in another way more compatible with conventional views.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1999-07-01
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 57
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Keywords
Group selection, Selection (genetic algorithm), Perspective (graphical), Group (periodic table), Epistemology
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