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by mrpsbrk 4027 days ago
Be that as it might, that is not Dawkins' idea (i believe the foremost thinker in that regard is W. D. Hamilton), what Dawkins did was just giving it the catchy name.
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'folli never claimed it was Dawkins’ idea ;-)

”what Dawkins did was just giving it the catchy name”

Well, he also wrote an accessible book on the subject. And that book is littered with references to other literature on the subject.