Does altruism exist?
Subtitle: culture, genes, and the welfare of others
By: David Sloan Wilson
Series: Foundational questions in science; Foundational questions in science
Publisher: Yale University Press; Templeton Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780300189490
Subjects: Evolutionary psychology; Behavior evolution; Altruism; Human evolution; Evolution (Biology); Philosophy; Social evolution
Description: Argues that altruism is an inherent factor of group functionality and discusses how studying group function can promote positive changes to the human condition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-171) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Altruism and evolution; title: Groups that work; title: How altrusim evolves; title: Equivalence; title: From nonhumans to humans; title: Psychological altruism; title: Altruism and religion; title: Altruism and economics; title: Altruism in everyday life; title: Pathological altrusim; title: Planetary altruism.