Unto others : the evolution and psychology of unselfish behavior / Elliott Sober, David Sloan Wilson...
Unto others : the evolution and psychology of unselfish behavior / Elliott Sober, David Sloan Wilson...
Unto others : the evolution and psychology of unselfish behavior / Elliott Sober, David Sloan Wilson.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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N171.8/6
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English
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394 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Bentham's Corpse -- Pt. I. Evolutionary Altruism. 1. Altruism as a Biological Concept. 2. A Unified Evolutionary Theory of Social Behavior. 3. Adaptation and Multilevel Selection. 4. Group Selection and Human Behavior. 5. Human Groups as Adaptive Units -- Pt. II. Psychological Altruism...
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1998.
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Massachusetts
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1998.
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In Unto Others philosopher Elliott Sober and biologist David Sloan Wilson demonstrate once and for all that unselfish behavior is in fact an important feature of both biological and human nature. Their book provides a panoramic view of altruism throughout the animal kingdom - from self-sacrificing parasites to insects that subsume themselves in the...
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Unto others : the evolution and psychology of unselfish behavior / Elliott Sober, David Sloan Wilson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-386) and index.
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N171.8/6
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0674930460 (hbk.)
9780674930469 (hardcover)
0674930460 (hardcover)
9780674930469 (hbk.)
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171.8
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991001692279702626
