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

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Wilson, David Sloan [Author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: 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

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computer

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online resource

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9780300206753

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Electronic Books.

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BF637 .D647 2014

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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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