Zelfzuchtige coöperatie en (gewelddadige) intergroepscompetitie in de hominoïde evolutie

Samenvatting

Selfish Cooperation and Violent Intergroup Competition in Hominoid Evolution. Argues that, in nature, (1) cooperation evolves mainly because it pays -- in the evolutionary currency of reproductive success -- and in order to better compete with other cooperating (survival) units; and (2) at all levels of societal complexity, cooperation and competition (in dyadic or polyadic coalitions) are intertwined and interdigitated. Examples of these principles in mammalian, especially primate, species are presented. The reciprocally reinforcing roles of intergroup competition and intragroup cooperation in the hominoid evolutionary trajectory are also discussed. 108 References. Adapted from the source document.