Evolution, games, and God : the principle of cooperation / edited by Martin A. Nowak, Sarah Coakley.
Evolution, games, and God : the principle of cooperation / edited by Martin A. Nowak, Sarah Coakley.
Evolution, games, and God : the principle of cooperation / edited by Martin A. Nowak, Sarah Coakley.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
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G 2014/3662
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English
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xii, 400 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Why cooperation makes a difference / Sarah Coakley and Martin A. Nowak -- "Ready to aid one another" : Darwin on nature, God, and cooperation / John Hedley Brooke -- Altruism : morals from history / Thomas Dixon -- Evolution and "cooperation" in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America :...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
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Massachusetts
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2013.
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"According to the reigning competition-driven model of evolution, selfish behaviors that maximize an organism's reproductive potential offer a fitness advantage over self-sacrificing behaviors--rendering unselfish behavior for the sake of others a mystery that requires extra explanation. Evolution, Games, and God addresses this conundrum by explori...
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Evolution, games, and God : the principle of cooperation / edited by Martin A. Nowak, Sarah Coakley.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2014/3662
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74VKv0KdzqGO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKv0KdzqGO
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0674047974 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780674047976 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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576.8
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991021669959702626
