On the conflicts between biological and social evolution and between psychology and moral tradition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18924235 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald T Campbell (Northwestern University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1103-1126 |
| Publication date | 1975-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0003-066x.30.12.1103 |
| OpenAlex | W2034843911 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 247 |
| References cited | 61 |
Reports the APA Presidential address delivered at the Chicago convention, August 1975. Urban humanity is considered as a product of both biological and social evolution. Evolutionary genetics shows that when there is genetic competition among the cooperators (as for humans but not for the social insects), great limitations are placed upon the degree of socially useful, individually self-sacrificial altruism that biological evolution can produce. Human urban social complexity is a product of social evolution and has had to counter with inhibitory moral norms the biological selfishness which genetic competition has continually selected. Because the issues are so complex and the available data are so uncompelling, all of this should be interpreted more as a challenge to an important new area for psychological research than as established conclusions. It is emphasized, however, that these are important issues to which psychology should give much greater attention, and that scientific reasons exist for believing that there can be profound system wisdom in the belief systems our social tradition has provided us with. (31/2 p ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
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Religion's evolutionary landscape
Empathy-induced altruistic motivation.
Altruism and Prosocial Behavior
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The Territorial Imperative
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| Unique citing works | 247 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,94 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 2025 (50) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 241 |