The Social Gene by Anthony Caswell

The Social Gene by Anthony Caswell

“The Social Gene”
Written by Anthony Caswell
Published by Friesen Press
Published Date: October 6, 2016
Paperback: $18.99

About the Author
I have been a scientist throughout my adult life studying the mechanism of muscle activation. Although this work was not related directly to the subject of this book, I am well versed in the procedures that establish scientific fact.

My original interest in this field was to understand the paradox of homosexuality – that it persists in the population despite the low number of offspring of homosexuals. The solution to this paradox is a part of a much larger evaluation in this book of how all vertebrate species interact with each other. I was deeply skeptical of the current doctrine of ‘kin selection’ or ‘the selfish gene’ that appeared largely conjectural, unnatural and has never been confirmed in the half century since its first proposal. Its ascendency to become a dogma is based on questionable principles and is contradicted by observation. I sought a simpler and more accessible explanation of animal behavior that could be verified or disputed directly in the field and the laboratory.