The altruistic brain : how we are naturally good / Donald W. Pfaff, PhD , with Sandra Sherman.
The altruistic brain : how we are naturally good / Donald W. Pfaff, PhD , with Sandra Sherman.
The altruistic brain : how we are naturally good / Donald W. Pfaff, PhD , with Sandra Sherman.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
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G 2015/4494
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English
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ix, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Part 1. Evidence for altruistic brain theory. The biological/evolutionary roots of altruism -- Altruistic brain theory introduced -- Primary neuroscience research underlying each step of altruistic brain theory -- Neural and hormonal mechanisms that promote prosocial behaviors once the ethical decis...
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
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England
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[2015]
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Since the beginning of recorded history, law and religion have provided "rules" that define good behavior. When we obey such rules, we assign to some external authority the capacity to determine how we should act. Even anarchists recognize the existence of a choice as to whether or not to obey, since no one has seriously doubted that the source of...
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The altruistic brain : how we are naturally good / Donald W. Pfaff, PhD , with Sandra Sherman.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/4494
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74VKRbAKpzlg
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0199377464 (alk. paper)
9780199377466 (alk. paper)
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155.232
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991023247569702626
