Cognitive and Evolutionary Factors in the Emergence of Human Altruism
One of the central tenets of Christian theology is the denial of self for the benefit of another. However, many views on the evolution of altruism presume that natural selection inevitably leads to a self-seeking human nature and that altruism is merely a façade to cover underlying selfish motives....
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Wiley-Blackwell
2010
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Zygon
Year: 2010, Volume: 45, Issue: 4, Pages: 841-859 |
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B Human Nature B Emergence B Evolution B Compassion B Empathy B Cognition B Theological Anthropology B Altruism |
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