On Human Nature (1978), Ch.4 Emergence
“Cultural evolution is Lamarckian and very fast, whereas biological evolution is Darwinian and usually very slow.”
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Edward O. Wilson
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On Human Nature
On Human Nature (1978), Ch.4 Emergence
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