Beyond Freedom and Dignity. Chapter 1: A Technology of Behavior. Quote 33

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Post published:July 16, 2021
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The role of natural selection in evolution was formulated only a little more than a hundred years ago, and the selective role of the environment in shaping and maintaining the behavior of the individual is only beginning to be recognized and studied. (p. 25)

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