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Moral Origins
The Evolution of Virtue, Altruism, and Shame
By Boehm, Christopher
- ISBN
- 9780465020485
- Publisher
- Basic Bks: Perseus
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Reviewed on May 1, 2012 | Social Sciences
This book asks the question, "Why is altruism present in modern human beings?" and explores whether altruism has a biological basis. Boehm (director, Jane Goodall Research Ctr., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles; Hierarchy in the Forest: The Evolution of Egalitarian Behavior) argues that altruism is inborn and, after outlining three possible scenario...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
