Darwin's Theorem Revised: Survival of the Careerist

Abstract

Psychopathy of the careerist is a developmental disorder marked by emotional deficits and an increasedrisk for antisocial behavior. It is not equivalent to the diagnosis antisocial personality disorder, whichconcentrates only on the increased risk for antisocial behavior and not a specific cause, i.e., thereduced empathy and guilt that constitutes the emotional deficit. Our review considers data regardingthe neurobiology of this disorder. Dysfunction within the amygdala’s role in reinforcement learningand the role of ventromedial frontal cortex in the representation of reinforcement value is stressed.Data are also presented indicating potential difficulties within parts of temporal and posterior cingulatecortex. Suggestions are made with respect to why these deficits lead to the development of the disorder.Knowledge of recent neurobiology is proving our thesis that Darwin was wrong when formulated histheorem “Survival of the fittest.” Reality in the 21st century is showing that “Survival of the careerist”based on the quantum entanglement entropy (QEE) is more valid principle of social dynamics in ourdays. Careeristic competition is the main cause of the QEE, leading to increased complications throughcoincidences of social dynamics.