Altruism and Adaptation

[ via Avedon Carol ] Evolutionary biology treats altruism as self-interested behavior, and the evolutionary psychologists call it a maladaptation.

New Scientist has survey on current research into altruism that suggests [a] capacity for true altruism seems to be a part of human nature.

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