New York Times Bestseller From the most celebrated heir to Darwin comes a groundbreaking book on evolution the summa work of Edward O Wilsons legendary career Sparking vigorous debate in the sciences The Social Conquest of Earth upends xCthe famous theory that evolution naturally encourages creatures to put family firstxD Discover Refashioning the story of human evolution Wilson draws on his remarkable knowledge of biology and social behavior to demonstrate that group selection not kin selection is the premier driving force of human evolution In a work that James D Watson calls xCa monumental exploration of the biological origins of the human conditionxD Wilson explains how our innate drive to belong to a group is both a xCgreat blessing and a terrible cursexD Smithsonian Demonstrating that the sources of morality religion and the creative arts are fundamentally biological in nature the renowned Harvard University biologist presents us with the clearest explanation ever produced as to the origin of the human condition and why it resulted in our domination of the Earthxs biosphere illustrations.
