In the Selfish Gene, Dawkins makes the argument that abetter view of evolution (i.e. more in accordance with experiment)is obtained if you view the basic unit of evolution to be the generather than the group. Having read the book, I am convinced(inasmuch as a layperson can be convinced) that group selectioncomes up with incorrect predictions about evolution, so isa fallacious interpretation of evolution (is this a correctinterpretation of the book and is this conclusion common opinionamong biologists?).
I have heard that historically, his book was part of a backlashagainst the then prevalent viw of group selection.
However, is there an experimental way to prove whether thegene-selection or individual-selection interpretation of evolutionis more correct?
In the Selfish Gene, Dawkins makes the argument that abetter view of evolution (i.e. more in accordance with experiment)is obtained if you view the basic unit of evolution to be the generather than the group. Having read the book, I am convinced(inasmuch as a layperson can be convinced) that group selectioncomes up with incorrect predictions about evolution, so isa fallacious interpretation of evolution (is this a correctinterpretation of the book and is this conclusion common opinionamong biologists?).
I have heard that historically, his book was part of a backlashagainst the then prevalent viw of group selection.
However, is there an experimental way to prove whether thegene-selection or individual-selection interpretation of evolutionis more correct?
