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Emergent group traits, reproduction, and levels of selection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2014

Samir Okasha
Samir Okasha*
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Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TB, UK. Samir.Okasha@bristol.ac.ukhttp://www.bristol.ac.uk/school-of-arts/people/samir-okasha/index.html
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Abstract

All group traits, “emergent” or otherwise, are ultimately dependent on the traits and behaviours of the individuals that constitute the group. Unless a process of “group reproduction” is envisaged, this means that the evolution of group traits can in principle be studied in an individualistic way, by studying the dynamics of the underlying individual traits on which they depend.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , June 2014 , pp. 268 - 269
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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