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Author : David Sloan Wilson
Release : 2015-01-01
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 494/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Does Altruism Exist? by : David Sloan Wilson
Download or read book Does Altruism Exist? written by David Sloan Wilson. This book was released on 2015-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that altruism is an inherent factor of group functionality and discusses how studying group function can promote positive changes to the human condition.
Author : David Sloan Wilson
Release : 2015-03-01
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 755/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Does Altruism Exist? by : David Sloan Wilson
Download or read book Does Altruism Exist? written by David Sloan Wilson. This book was released on 2015-03-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Sloan Wilson, one of the world’s leading evolutionists, addresses a question that has puzzled philosophers, psychologists, and evolutionary biologists for centuries: Does altruism exist naturally among the Earth’s creatures? The key to understanding the existence of altruism, Wilson argues, is by understanding the role it plays in the social organization of groups. Groups that function like organisms indubitably exist, and organisms evolved from groups. Evolutionists largely agree on how functionally organized groups evolve, ending decades of controversy, but the resolution casts altruism in a new light: altruism exists but shouldn’t necessarily occupy center stage in our understanding of social behavior. After laying a general theoretical foundation, Wilson surveys altruism and group-level functional organization in our own species—in religion, in economics, and in the rest of everyday life. He shows that altruism is not categorically good and can have pathological consequences. Finally, he shows how a social theory that goes beyond altruism by focusing on group function can help to improve the human condition in a practical sense. Does Altruism Exist? puts old controversies to rest and will become the center of debate for decades to come.
Author : Donald W. Pfaff
Release : 2015
Genre : Family & Relationships
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 464/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Altruistic Brain by : Donald W. Pfaff
Download or read book The Altruistic Brain written by Donald W. Pfaff. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Unlike any other study in its field, The Altruistic Brain synthesizes into one theory the most important research into how and why - by purely physical mechanisms - humans empathize with one another and respond altruistically."--Jacket.
Author : David Sloan Wilson
Release : 2019-02-26
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 214/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis This View of Life by : David Sloan Wilson
Download or read book This View of Life written by David Sloan Wilson. This book was released on 2019-02-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is widely understood that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution completely revolutionized the study of biology. Yet, according to David Sloan Wilson, the Darwinian revolution won’t be truly complete until it is applied more broadly—to everything associated with the words “human,” “culture,” and “policy.” In a series of engaging and insightful examples—from the breeding of hens to the timing of cataract surgeries to the organization of an automobile plant—Wilson shows how an evolutionary worldview provides a practical tool kit for understanding not only genetic evolution but also the fast-paced changes that are having an impact on our world and ourselves. What emerges is an incredibly empowering argument: If we can become wise managers of evolutionary processes, we can solve the problems of our age at all scales—from the efficacy of our groups to our well-being as individuals to our stewardship of the planet Earth.
Author : Richard Dawkins
Release : 1989
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 927/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Selfish Gene by : Richard Dawkins
Download or read book The Selfish Gene written by Richard Dawkins. This book was released on 1989. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science need not be dull and bogged down by jargon, as Richard Dawkins proves in this entertaining look at evolution. The themes he takes up are the concepts of altruistic and selfish behaviour; the genetical definition of selfish interest; the evolution of aggressive behaviour; kinshiptheory; sex ratio theory; reciprocal altruism; deceit; and the natural selection of sex differences. 'Should be read, can be read by almost anyone. It describes with great skill a new face of the theory of evolution.' W.D. Hamilton, Science
