WHAT CAN CAPORAEL OFFER ANTHROPOLOGY?
Commentary on Caporael on Group-Selection

Abstract

Anthropology having grown up coeval with Neo-Darwinian biology, it reflects similar deficiencies. Caporael's reworking therefore has significant implications for Anthropology. Her sketch, however, raises questions urgently needing answers if the "paradigm-shift" she is after is to be accepted.

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