Why is "Group Selection (book)" trending?
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- Date: 2026-08-02 17:25:47
This topic has appeared in the trending rankings 1 time(s) in the past year. While it does not trend frequently, its appearance suggests a renewed or concentrated surge of public interest.
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Group_Selection_(book) entered the ranking for the first time today at position #. This is its highest position ever recorded.
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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-08-02 and was most recently seen on 2026-08-02.
Wikipedia Overview
Group Selection is a 1971 book edited by George C. Williams, containing papers written by biologists arguing against the view of group selection as a major force in evolution. The group of biologists writing on a single unified theme contrasts with Williams' earlier seminal 1966 book Adaptation and Natural Selection, whose arguments Williams suspected to be his alone. In particular it contains a reprint, with an erratum, of W.D. Hamilton's classic 1964 paper on inclusive fitness, "The Genetical Evolution of Social Behavior" plus a paper by John Maynard Smith entitled "The Origin and Maintenance of Sex", containing ideas on evolution of sex later developed by Maynard Smith; see especially his 1978 book The Evolution of Sex.
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