Human Nature and the Evolution of Society Quotes

“human evolution has been determined mainly by social competition.29”
― Stephen K. Sanderson, Human Nature and the Evolution of Society

“In any population of organisms there are always more offspring produced than there are resources to support. Not all can survive and prosper. A “struggle for existence” is therefore going on all of the time, and organisms are unequally endowed for success in this struggle. Those organisms that have the characteristics that are most useful in adapting to a particular environment will have both a survival and a reproductive advantage. Being more likely to survive, they are also more likely to reproduce and thus leave”
― Stephen K. Sanderson, Human Nature and the Evolution of Society