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Does altruism exist? : culture, genes, and the welfare of others

text Does altruism exist? : culture, genes, and the welfare of others

Summary
David Sloan Wilson, one of the world’s leading evolutionists, addresses a question that has puzzled philosophers, psychologists, and evolutionary biologists for centuries: Does altruism exist naturally among the Earth’s creatures? The key to und... Read more
Contents
Introduction : Altruism and evolution -- Groups that work -- How altrusim evolves -- Equivalence -- From nonhumans to humans -- Psychological altruism -- Altruism and religion -- Altruism and economics -- Altruism in everyday life -- Pathological ... Read more
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x, 180 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Publisher
Yale University Press 2014

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 576 WIL in Adult Non-fiction Reshelving

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