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

  • Wilson, David Sloan
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[2015]
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New Haven : Yale University Press ; [West Conshohocken, PA] : Templeton Press, [2015]

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x, 180 pages ; 22 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-171) and index.

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 altrusim -- Planetary altruism.

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    History of Medicine
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  • 0300189494
  • 9780300189490
  • 0300206755
  • 9780300206753