Re: [FRIAM] Genetic algorithm for groups

[Nicholas Thompson]

In great haste: group selection is of interest in explaining group design.
Group design may look like "altrusim" to a dyed in the wool individual
selectionist, but more importantly, it is just group design. 

N

Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology, 
Clark University (nthomp...@clarku.edu)
http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
http://www.cusf.org [City University of Santa Fe]




> [Original Message]
> From: Jochen Fromm <jfr...@t-online.de>
> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com>
> Date: 3/10/2010 3:36:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Genetic algorithm for groups
>
> Is group selection only interesting if you are using it to explain the 
> evolution of altruism? Can you explain this further? Is it because the 
> different levels of selection collide in this case?
>
> -J.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: ERIC P. CHARLES
> To: Russ Abbott
> Cc: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Genetic algorithm for groups
>
> [..] group selection is only an interesting conversation (i.e., only a 
> controversial conversation) if you are trying to use it to explain the 
> evolution of altruism.
>
>
>
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