Bibliograph

Unto others, the evolution and psychology of unselfish behavior, Elliott Sober, David Sloan Wilson

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Unto others, the evolution and psychology of unselfish behavior, Elliott Sober, David Sloan Wilson

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eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-386) and index

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illustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Unto others

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Elliott Sober, David Sloan Wilson

Review

"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 superorganism of a colony to the human capacity for selflessness - even as it explains the evolutionary sense of such behavior."--BOOK JACKET

Sub title

the evolution and psychology of unselfish behavior

Table Of 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. 6. Motives as Proximate Mechanisms. 7. Three Theories of Motivation. 8. Psychological Evidence. 9. Philosophical Arguments. 10. The Evolution of Psychological Altruism -- Conclusion: Pluralism

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