Full Idea
Pure hard-core altruism based on kin selection is the enemy of civilisation.
Gist of Idea
Pure hard-core altruism based on kin selection is the enemy of civilisation
Source
Edmund O. Wilson (On Human Nature [1978], Ch.7)
Book Reference
Wilson,Edward O.: 'On Human Nature' [Penguin 1995], p.157
A Reaction
By 'hard-core' he means suicidally self-sacrificing, rather than extensive. This seems a good thesis. It strikes me that the development of civil society is often impeded by family loyalty, such as in the case of the Mafia.