The Social Responsibility in Teaching Sociobiology

Although the study of evolution is, in my opinion, one of the most exciting and illuminating of all intellectual enterprises, there is at the same time, and not just in my opinion, something dark about the implications of natural selection for our own behavior. Full Story »

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Marius Chitosca
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by Marius Chitosca - Oct. 1, 2008

Wonderful and well documented, but short incursion into an otherwise extensive relation between the "truths" of sociobiology and those of ethics -- also comprised in different religions -- with implications in the teen education policies. The main idea is that the present education, by setting presumably false hopes concerning human morality, is inconsistent with the ideas of sociobiology, that promote at least a moderate selfishness of the genes. Altruism is seen as a behavior imposed against the true will of the individual and meant to keep society functional or it is seen even as selfishness in disguise, meaning the so called altruistic behavior has its own rewards for the individual. The author believes the educational solution to the troubles that this discrepancy of ideas can cause into confusing teens is a progressive, staged presentation of sociobiology, as their critical thinking evolves with time. Despite its quite long length, the article is just a glance into this issue, but it's professionally written.

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