X-Message-Number: 32396
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:48:51 -0700
Subject: Re: What Darwin Got Wrong
From: Keith Henson <>

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 3:00 AM, David Stodolsky <> wrote:

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> This doesn't address the argument in the original article. Regardless
> of what Dawkins himself believes, the "Selfish Gene" concept as been
> used to support a range of social darwinistic policies.

Probably so.  Can you provide pointers to some of them?  It is not a
legit use of the selfish gene concept.

It is a legitimate use to invoke selfish gene/evolutionary psychology
concept to *understand* or try to understand social phenomena.  I have
done it myself in tying the Patty Hearst kidnapping, army basic
training and SMBD all to one evolved psychological mechanism, capture
bonding.

Keith

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