Robert Mann wrote:
> The idea of competitivity in ecology is almost entirely a
> projection from the filthy 'economics' mentality (one's gain must be
> anther's loss). Nature is characterised mostly by cooperation, not
> competitivity. E Goldsmith 'The Way' reviews this rather thoroughly.
I am not familiar with Goldsmith, but know Darwin rather well. How does
ecological cooperation fit with the concept of natural selection? Also, why
do you characterize competition in nature as a "filthy projection"? Why
could it not, as well as cooperation, be neutral? Why stigmatize any natural
process?
Ted Fischer
Dexter, Michigan USA