Article ID: CBB637438090

Why there might not be an evolutionary explanation for psychological altruism (2016)

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The existence of psychological altruism is hotly debated in the psychological and philosophical literature. In this paper I argue that even if psychological altruism does exist in some (or all) human groups, there may be no purely evolutionary explanation for existence of psychological altruism.

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Authors & Contributors
Schulz, Armin W.
Polonioli, Andrea
Chapuisat, Michel
Smith, Subrena E.
Henrich, Joseph
Martens, Johannes
Concepts
Evolutionary psychology
Human evolution
Biology
Altruism
Behavioral sciences
Social evolution
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
20th century
Places
Great Britain
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