Abstract
IN the article referred to by Mr. Soal, I have tried, on a parallel between an insect aggregate and human society, to trace the breach of continuity between biology and the science of human culture, as well as to establish their points of contact. I have also criticised certain illegitimate attempts at transference of methods and concepts from the study of living organisms to that of culture and social organisation, notably the society-organism simile, the theory of “herd instinct,” and certain crude applications of Darwinism in sociology. In the above letter it is suggested, obviously in criticism of the last-mentioned contention of mine, that I have neglected to discuss the applicability of natural selection to the study of human culture.
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