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Does altruism exist? : culture, genes, and the welfare of others / David Sloan Wilson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: New Haven : Yale University Press ; (c)2014.; [West Conshohocken, PA] : Templeton Press, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resource (x, 180 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780300206753
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BF637 .D647 2014
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Groups that work -- How altrusim evolves -- Equivalence -- From nonhumans to humans -- Psychological altruism -- Altruism and religion -- Altruism and economics -- Altruism in everyday life -- Pathological altrusim -- Planetary altruism.
Subject: Argues that altruism is an inherent factor of group functionality and discusses how studying group function can promote positive changes to the human condition.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

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 altrusim -- Planetary altruism.

Argues that altruism is an inherent factor of group functionality and discusses how studying group function can promote positive changes to the human condition.

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