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The sociopathy of sociobiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Wim E. Crusio*
Affiliation:
Génétique, Neurogénétique et Comportement, URA 1294 CNRS, UFR Biomédicale, Université Paris V René Descartes, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France, crusio@clti2.fr

Abstract

Mealey's evolutionary reasoning is logically flawed. Furthermore, the evidence presented in favor of a genetic contribution to the causation of sociopathy is overinterpreted. Given the potentially large societal impact of sociobiological speculation on the roots of criminality, more-than-usual caution in interpreting data is called for.

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