Notas sobre 'The Social Conquest of Earth' (Notes on 'The Social Conquest of Earth')

19 Pages Posted: 7 Aug 2025 Last revised: 24 Jul 2025

Date Written: August 14, 2012

Abstract

Spanish abstract: Notas sobre el libro de E. O. Wilson The Social Conquest of Earth, libro en el que este importante biólogo teoriza la importancia de los grupos sociales en biología, y las consecuencias de la sociabilidad para la selección natural y la teoría evolucionista. Contrasta la sociabilidad avanzada de los insectos con la humana, estudia el papel del altruismo y de formas de sociabilidad avanzadas como la cultura, la moralidad y el lenguaje, tendiendo un importante puente teórico entre la biología y las ciencias sociales.

English abstract: Notes on E. O. Wilson's book The Social Conquest of Earth, in which this major biologist theorizes the importance of social groups in biology, and the consequences  of sociability for natural selection and evolutionary theory. Wilson contrasts the advanced sociability of insects with the human one; he studies the function of altruism and of advanced forms of sociability such as culture, morality and language, with important insights which bridge the gap between biology and human sciences.

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Keywords: Biology, Sociobiology, E.O. Wilson, Natural selection, Evolution, Human origins, Sociality, Society, Altruism, Cooperation

Suggested Citation

Garcia Landa, Jose Angel, Notas sobre 'The Social Conquest of Earth' (Notes on 'The Social Conquest of Earth') (August 14, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5364551 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5364551

Jose Angel Garcia Landa (Contact Author)

Universidad de Zaragoza ( email )

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Zaragoza, 50005
Spain

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