Abstract
Introduction. What happened in the sociobiology controversy?. The storm over 'Sociobiology'. Colleagues on collision course. Wilson's and Lewontin's contrary moral-cum-scientific agendas. The British connection. The delayed scientific critique of sociobiology. Sociobiology adapts to criticism. 'Genes, Mind and Culture'. Broadening the Conflict. Making sense of the sociobiology controversy. Inside the mind of critics. Planters and weeders in the garden of science. To be or not to be - in the sociobiology controversy. A clash of traditions. Conflicting views of the nature of science. Scientific competition and the quest for moral credit. 'Science as usual' in the sociobiology debate. The cultural meaning of the sociobiology controversy. Sociobiology as a science: taking stock after 25 years. The sociobiology debate and the Enlightenment quest. Who won the sociobiology debate?. Truth and consequences in the sociobiology debate and beyond. References. Index
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