Origins of Altruism and Cooperation, Hardcover by Sussman, Robert W. (EDT); C...

Description: Origins of Altruism and Cooperation, Hardcover by Sussman, Robert W. (EDT); Cloninger, C. Robert (EDT), ISBN 1441995196, ISBN-13 9781441995193, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book is about the evolution and nature of cooperation and altruism in social-living animals, focusing especially on non-human primates and on humans. Although cooperation and altruism are often thought of as ways to attenuate competition and aggression within groups, or are related to the action of “selfish genes”, there is increasing evidence that these behaviors are the result of biological mechanisms that have developed through natural selection in group-living species. This evidence leads to the conclusion that cooperative and altruistic behavior are not just by-products of competition but are rather the glue that underlies the ability for primates and humans to live in groups. The anthropological, primatological, paleontological, behavioral, neurobiological, and psychological evidence provided in this book gives a more optimistic view of human nature than the more popular, conventional view of humans being naturally and basically aggressive and warlike. Although competition and aggression are recognized as an important part of the non-human primate and human behavioral repertoire, the evidence from these fields indicates that cooperation and altruism may represent the more typical, “normal”, and healthy behavioral pattern. Th is intended both for the general reader and also for students at a variety of levels (graduate and undergraduate): it aims to provide a compact, accessible, and up-to-date account of the current scholarly advances and debates in this field of study, and it is designed to be used in teaching and in discussion groups. Th derived from a conference sponsored by ., the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, the Washington University Committee for Ethics and Human Values, and the Anthropedia Foundation for the study of well-being.

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Book Title: Origins of Altruism and Cooperation

Number of Pages: Xvi, 440 Pages

Publication Name: Origins of Altruism and Cooperation

Language: English

Publisher: Springer New York

Publication Year: 2011

Subject: Life Sciences / Ecology, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Sociology / General, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General, Life Sciences / Zoology / Primatology, Anthropology / General, Interpersonal Relations

Item Weight: 29.8 Oz

Type: Textbook

Subject Area: Philosophy, Social Science, Science, Psychology

Item Length: 9.3 in

Author: C. Robert Cloninger

Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects Ser.

Item Width: 6.1 in

Format: Hardcover