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Fairness-based altruism is, however, a powerful source of human cooperation. Here we show experimentally that the prevailing self-interest approach has serious shortcomings because it overlooks negative effects of sanctions on human altruism.
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All of these people have contributed to a debate that has gone on for a very long time, the debate surrounding the topics of human altruism. Topics of the debate include: whether or not humans can behave altruistically and truly expect nothing for themselves;
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Human altruism intrigues researchers because evolutionary theory predicts that we should only be kind to others if there is something in it for us. But people frequently help out strangers even if they do not expect to meet them again, e.g. tipping waiters or giving to charity.
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www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3498
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Experimental evidence reveals that chimpanzees will help other unrelated humans and conspecifics without a reward, showing that they share crucial aspects of altruism with humans. ... The evolutionary roots of human altruism may thus go deeper than previously thought, reaching as far back as the last common ancestor of...
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Current gene-based evolutionary theories cannot explain important patterns of human altruism, pointing towards the importance of both theories of cultural evolution as well as gene-culture co-evolution.
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These culturally transmitted practices presuppose advanced cognitive and linguistic capacities, possibly accounting for the distinctive forms of altruism found in our species. ... Purposive Social Selection and the Evolution of Human Altruism. C. Boehm (2008); Cross-Cultural Research 42, 319-352 ; | Abstract » | PDF »...
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www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/314/5805/1569
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The evolutionary roots of human altruism may thus go deeper than previously thought, reaching as far back as the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees. In a related article, Frans de Waal discusses the issues brought out by this discovery.
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Detrimental Effects of Sanctions on Human Altruism ... The Nature of Human Altruism ... Fair Punishment supports Human Altruism...
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