"pinkdog3"  wrote in message
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> hi,
> as i didn't read the whole thread, i dunno whether its been said
> already, but in my opinion, the difference between old and new group
> selection is that the old version was supposed to work towards the
> good of the group (population, species etc), whereas the new version
> is not. in the new guise, traits of the group or the individuals
> aggregated into groups can work towards the proliferation of the genes
> that influence these very traits. is that right?
>
That is also my understanding.  But there seems to be an independent
strain of "new" thinking that emphasizes the multi-level aspect, and
ties in to a revival of some aspects of "old" group selection.
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