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

By: Series: Foundational questions in sciencePublisher: New Haven : [West Conshohocken, PA] : Yale University Press ; Templeton Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©2015Description: x, 180 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0300189494
  • 9780300189490
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302/.14 23
LOC classification:
  • HM1146 .W55 2015
  • HM1146 .W55 2015
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HM1146 .W55 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001297034

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

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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