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...typical of the arguments sociobiologists have used against the criticisms of human sociobiology raised by Science for the People(SftP) and many others. We welcome this opportunity for people to examine the merits of sociobiology and to witness the tactics sociobiologists resort to in an effort to defend their field from an increasing barrage of criticism...
...that in "slandering" sociobiology we "have met with some success," tries in his letter to salvage the theory from beneath the distortions which we have allegedly fostered. He begins by noting that the damage which we have done to sociobiology has been "abetted by sensationalistic treatments of the field by the media..."Let us deal with this statement, for it is quite remarkable...
...Tooby goes on from here to an even stranger point: "the use of sociobiology by the European New Right is the direct result of and responsibility of SftP and others who have misrepresented this diverse and complex field." Presumably, he is charging that SftP has drawn political conclusions from the field of sociobiology where none are implied. But, in fact, political conclusions of sociobiology are repeatedly articulated by the advocates of this field. In addition to the original texts, one need only read the various popular accounts and interviews with sociobiologists referred to above. For example, E.O. Wilson has stated...