Beyond the Sociobiological Dilemma: Social Emotions and the Evolution of Morality
Abstract. Is morality biologically altruistic? Does it imply a disadvantage in the struggle for existence? A positive answer puts morality at odds with natural selection, unless natural selection operates at the level of groups. In this case, a trait that is good for groups though bad (reproductivel...
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Wiley-Blackwell
2007
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Zygon
Year: 2007, Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Pages: 685-700 |
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Morality
B selfish-gene theory B Robert Trivers B Sociobiology B social emotions B group selection B Altruism B Charles Darwin |
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