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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828864603321

Autore

Field Alexander J

Titolo

Altruistically inclined? : the behavioral sciences, evolutionary theory, and the origins of reciprocity / / Alexander J. Field

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2004

ISBN

9786612765629

9781282765627

1282765620

9780472027262

0472027263

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Collana

Economics, cognition, and society

Disciplina

155.7

Soggetti

Altruism

Genetic psychology

Reciprocity (Psychology)

Social groups

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Evidence and logic -- Multilevel selection and restraint on harm -- Reciprocal altruism, norms, and evolutionary game theory -- Deconstructing Frank -- Altruism, rule violators, and the case for modularity -- Modularity and the "heuristics and biases" research program -- The invisible hand and the blind watchmaker -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

An exploration of the role of altruism in the discipline of economics