Altruism and the Golden Rule
This essay addresses recent claims about the compatibility of the sociobiological theory of reciprocal altruism with standard Western formulations of the Golden Rule. Derek Parfit claims that the theory of reciprocal altruism teaches us to be “reciprocal altruists,” who benefit only those people fro...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2014
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Zygon
Year: 2014, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 381-395 |
| Further subjects: | B
Social Darwinism
B Morality B Ludwig Wittgenstein B group selection B Evolutionary Biology B RECIPROCAL ALTRUISM B Golden Rule |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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