The Research On Edward Wilson's Theory Of Gene-Culture Coevolution

The idea of gene-culture co-evolution is the epitome of all Edward Osborne Wilson's thoughts and the summary of his life's achievements in social biology.The debate about it has lasted from its birth to today,involving a wide range of disciplines and a large number of participants,which is rare in the history of Science in the 20 th century.But there is no doubt that Wilson and his idea of gene-culture co-evolution have made remarkable contributions and great attempts to bridge the gap between natural and social sciences.With the deepening and development of the idea of gene-culture co-evolution,the number of opponents is decreasing and the number of supporters is increasing.Wilson's research paradigm of human sociobiology has also been further applied and developed.However,this does not mean that we should accept its views without discrimination;on the contrary,we should critically reflect on the scientific basis and application limitations of the idea of gene-culture co-evolution.The first chapter of this paper first introduces Edward Wilson and his main ideas.The first section starts with Wilson's life and introduces the birth,dilemma and development of Wilson's social biology theory in detail.Wilson did not perfect his evolutionary thought system until the establishment of gene-culture co-evolution theory.The second section traces the origin of the idea of gene-culture co-evolution.Wilson initially carried out his academic research with the aim of solving the dilemma of altruism under the Darwinian paradigm of evolution.In the third section,Wilson gradually realized the important role of "culture" in human evolution from his criticism of the theory of generalized fitness,which inspired his idea of gene-culture co-evolution.The second chapter aims to introduce the specific content of the theory of gene-culture co-evolution in detail.The first section starts with the contingency of Wilson's disapproval of the Prometheus gene hypothesis,and then introduces the cultural classification of natural organisms under Wilson's gene-culture co-evolution theory system,so as to carry out the research on human social evolution.Section II details the post-generative principle and the inheritance and transmission characteristics of human society,which deny the possibility of pure gene transmission and pure culture transmission.Section 3 cites that the only feasible way of transmission in human society is gene-culture transmission.The fourth section further illustrates the operation mode of gene-culture co-evolution system,the reciprocating interaction of gene assimilation and cultural gene assimilation,which ultimately results in the change and evolution of the whole post-formation law,and human evolution.In the third chapter,the significance and application of Wilson's theory of gene-culture co-evolution to human beings are discussed further.Firstly,the status and role of gene-culture co-evolution theory in the scientific community are clarified,which provides a bridge for the new synthesis of natural science and social science.Then,using what I have learned,I put forward my own views on the advantages and disadvantages of the theory,focusing on the aspects of racism.Finally,we will apply the theory of gene-culture co-evolution to the study of the relationship between human and nature,and provide creative insights into the relationship between human and nature.In the future,human beings will certainly come out of the embrace of natural mothers,but we must not lose the protection of nature and perish before we have a full wing.