The books strongly polarised the scientific community, and one reviewer described his ideas of sociobiology as extreme and giving a dismal, unappealing view of humanity.
Furthermore, a significant number of biologists argued that sociobiology does not necessarily lead to any particular political ideology as many critics implied.
He is notable for his theoretical contributions to sociobiology, especial altruism, cooperation, epistemic game theory, gene-culture coevolution, efficiency wages, strong reciprocity, and human capital theory.
