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Which evolutionary process, and where do we want to go?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2014

Bjørn Grinde
Bjørn Grinde*
Affiliation:
Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway. [email protected]://grinde.wikispaces.com
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Abstract

Taking an evolutionary perspective on human nature is highly commendable when the purpose is to improve society. Changing the course of human evolution is more questionable – in the biological sense of the term. The “science of intentional change” should preferably have a terminology that distinguishes between genetic changes and cultural transformation, and it needs a direction.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 4 , August 2014 , pp. 425 - 426
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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