Kin Selection, Group Selection, and the Varieties of Population Structure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8399258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Birch (0000-0001-7517-4759, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 259-286 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/axx028 |
| OpenAlex | W2586001017 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 51 |
Various results show the ‘formal equivalence’ of kin and group selectionist methodologies, but this does not preclude there being a real and useful distinction between kin and group selection processes. I distinguish individual and population-centred approaches to drawing such a distinction, and I proceed to develop the latter. On the account I advance, the differences between kin and group selection are differences of degree in the structural properties of populations. A spatial metaphor (‘K-G space’) provides a useful framework for thinking about these differences: kin and group selection may be conceptualized as large, overlapping regions of K-G space. I then consider some implications of the account, defend it from possible objections, and further argue that the structural features characteristic of both kin and group selection may recur at multiple levels of biological organization.
Biology · Epistemology · Equivalence (formal languages) · Evolutionary biology · Group (periodic table) · Group selection · Inclusive fitness · Kin selection · Linguistics · Metaphor · Population · Pure mathematics · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Demography · Evolution and Genetic Dynamics · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Mathematics · Philosophy · Plant and animal studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |