“Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology”

A Companion to the History of American Science, edited by Georgina Montgomery and Mark Largent (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2015), 252-262. (co-authored with Michael Ruse)

This chapter traces the theoretical foundations of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology, from Darwin to the present. The narrative covers a variety of concepts, including comparative psychology, emergent evolution, inclusive fitness (kin selection), and multilevel selection, among other topics.