To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Sociobiology by E. O. Wilson appears for
the first time in paperback. John Maynard Smith reviewed it for Â鶹´«Ã½ on
28 August 1975, p 496. “My first reaction is astonishment at the range of
knowledge Wilson displays,” he wrote. But he doubted that understanding
selective forces would “enable us to settle ethical questions”. Published by
Harvard, $29.95, ISBN 0674002350.
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