E. O. Wilson

May 4, 2024 | sharpenyouraxe.substack.com | Joseph Henrich |Steven Pinker |E. O. Wilson |Rupert Cocke

"E.O. Wilson 1" by afagen is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.American entomologist E. O. Wilson drew rather hysterical criticism in the mid-1970s when he suggested that natural selection might have influenced human behaviour. He made the modest suggestion that social scientists should maybe include biologists in the conversation; and was smeared as a fascist and a racist as a result. Thanks for reading Sharpen Your Axe! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.