Term
Group selection
The idea that selection acts on whole groups or species and favours behaviour that benefits the group at the expense of the individual. Dawkins considered it a weak explanation.
The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins
Explained in
- The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins
- The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, Jonathan Haidt
The idea that natural selection can act not only on single organisms but also on groups. It remains disputed among biologists.