The nature of human altruism - Fehr, Fischbacher - 2003 () Citation Context ..., conformity plays a critical role in the study of how prosocial tendencies could have evolved in humans via cultural group selection (Boyd, Gintis, Bowles, & Richerson, 2003; Boyd & Richerson, 1982; =-=Fehr ...
Individuals face many types of social interactions throughout their lives, but they often cannot perfectly assess what the consequences of their actions will be. Although it is known that unpredictable environments can profoundly affect the evolutionary
Some of the most fundamental questions concerning our evolutionary origins, our social relations, and the organization of society are centred around issues of altruism and selfishness. Experimental evidence indicates that human altruism is a powerful force and is unique in the animal world. However, ...
Further research on the interrelationships between laboratory measures of prosociality and real-world altruism may improve our understanding of human altruism. While the present study cannot determine the exact roles that norm enforcement and self-interested retalia- tion play in costly punishment, our ...
Altruism and social solidarity: Envisioning a field of specialization This article has presented a vision of what a field of altruism and social solidarity could potentially involve. An additional perspective on the nature of... V Jeffries,BV Johnston,LT Nichols,... - 《American Sociologist》 被...
Altruistic goals are at the foundation of social work's humanitarian mission, yet almost all current theories of human motivation suggest that people are essentially egoistic and that altruism is not part of human nature. In this article, I survey the conceptual and theoretical arguments and paradox...
moralityaltruismAltruistic Brain Theorylinguistic analogymoral psychologyAs a rule, a natural scientist writing on an evidently philosophical subject matter sets the average philosopher's antennae quivering. Nevertheless, (cognitive) neuroscience has matured as a field of research and its practitioners are ...
Instead,and it should be the manifestation of human morality. True ethical behavior of human beings should the results of altruistic motives under the condition of satisfying their basic needs. The spiritual essence of ecological ethics can only be altruism,but not self-interest. 展开 ...
Human survival is directly tied to our relationship with the natural environment. Achieving a sustainable lifestyle depends on establishing a balance between the consumption of individuals, and the capacity of the natural environment for renewal. Yet, we
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