Human Social Evolution: The Foundational Works of Richard D. Alexander

The meticulous editors of this wonderful volume, actual evolutionary biologists, have gathered together some pivotal writings of a universally respected intellectual giant, R.D.A., who played a central major role in the so-called "second Darwinian revolution." This auspicious period started in the early to mid-1960's, and denotes the time when organismal biologists, field types, naturalists, finally began to understand correctly Darwin's theory (i.e., instead of just quantitative geneticists). The modern theoretical and staggeringly productive empirical approach to evolutionary behavioral ecology was born, and eventually applied to humans, which may deliver us...This book is a great resource for those who want to bear witness to this surprisingly recent "big bang" in biology, and understand the un-watered-down substance and excitement of this revolution. Each chapter, including an original on religion written expressly by R.D.A. for this volume, has a great preface by an excellent biologist, that will aid in understanding Alexander's points and help the reader feel the excitement the ideas he presents brought to the profession, and, indeed, still elicit!Dr. Paul J. WatsonBiology DepartmentUniversity of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM, USA

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