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Authors

• Mohsen Jamalimehr ¹
• Babak Abbasi ²
• Reza Naderloo ³

¹ PhD Candidate of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research branch, Philosophy of Science, Tehran

² Assistant Professor, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research branch, Tehran

³ Assistant Professor, Tehran University, Tehran

Abstract

It seems that philosophical debates around the problem of levels of natural selection which lead to propose group and multi level selection theories cause more efforts of evolutionary theory application in other knowledge domains such as anthropology. In this way Wilson’s efforts for explaining an adaptation role of religion in light of organismic theory of society is one of the recent and most debatable. On basis of organismic concept of religious groups and evolutionary group selection theory, he tries to explain religiosity trait as an adaptation. Although he tries to explain by giving some evidences from history of religion and religious groups’ behavior but not only there are some form and content critiques to application of evolutionary theory in other knowledge domains but also some serious rival theories offered.

Keywords

• "evolution"
• "group selection"
• "adaptation"
• "explanation"
• "religion"