Synthesized answer
The provided passages do not directly explain the key concepts of "Sociobiology: The New Synthesis" in my own words.
However, they do reference E. O. Wilson's work "Sociobiology: The New Synthesis" [2]. Additionally, a passage from "Consilience" by E. O. Wilson mentions his renewal of the search for a unified theory of knowledge, forging links between disciplines, exploring the chemistry of the mind, and postulating biological principles underlying culture and art [1]. This work is described as using the natural sciences as a model [1].
Synthesized from the book passages below. Chat with the book on Feynman for follow-up.
From the book
Title: Consilience by E. O. Wilson Description: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "A dazzling journey across the sciences and humanities in search of deep laws to unite them." —The Wall Street Journal One of our greatest scientists—and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for On Human Nature and The Ants—gives us a work of visionary importance that may be the crowning achievement of his career. In Consilience (a word that originally meant "jumping together"), Edward O. Wilson renews the Enlightenment's search for a unified theory of knowledge in disciplines that range from physics to biology, the social…
in, and Richard Feynman. Categories: Science Pages: 485 Snippet: ... ( New York : Oxford University Press , 1992 ) . 2 The " classical ” approach of <b>sociobiology</b> to the evolution of ... <b>Wilson</b> , <b>Sociobiology : The New Synthesis</b> ( Cambridge , MA : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press , 1975 ) ...