E. O. Wilson Quotes about Evolution

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To genetic evolution, the human lineage has added the parallel track of cultural evolution.

To genetic evolution, the human lineage has added the parallel track of cultural evolution.

E. O. Wilson

Track, Lineage, Evolution

E. O. Wilson (2014). “Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge”, p.190, Vintage

That is the great mystery of human evolution: how to account for calculus and Mozart.

E. O. Wilson

Evolution, Mystery, Calculus

E. O. Wilson (2014). “Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge”, p.76, Vintage

In the process of natural selection, then, any device that can insert a higher proportion of certain genes into subsequent generations will come to characterize the species.

E. O. Wilson

Science, Generations, Evolution