Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology
|
Buy Now
Origins of Altruism and Cooperation (Hardcover, 2011 Ed.)
Loot Price: R4,640
Discovery Miles 46 400
|
|
Origins of Altruism and Cooperation (Hardcover, 2011 Ed.)
Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects, 36
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
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. The book 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. The book derived from
a conference sponsored by N.S.F., 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.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.