So, as someone who actually studies this, a lot of this has been presented so as to make it more controversial than it actually is. While there are some exceptions on both sides, these days, most people who study the evolution of social behavior would agree that it has been driven by some mix of kin-selection and group-selection. We don't necessarily know which aspects are more important at which stages, but it is definitely not an either or situation.
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Date: 2011-12-04 18:31 (UTC)