Ayn Rand makes the case that altruism is evil. www.LibertyPen.com
libertypenHow altruism evolved, kin selection, etc.
Big questions project: What is altruism?
Academic and author Oren Harman reveals the extraordinary discoveries of George Price -- the eccentric genius who strove to understand evolution's greatest riddle: altruism.
thersaorgPrinciples of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior (EEB 122) Originally, altruism and self-sacrifice were thought to be incompatible with natural selection, even by Darwin. Now we have several explanations for how altruism can increase an individual's fitness. One is kin selection, or the idea that he...
yalecoursesAn organism is said to be altruistic if its behaviour benefits another organism; at a cost to itself. With this in mind we discuss several examples of altruism and try to explain the evolutionary advantage of such behaviour. By examining the behaviour patterns of the five great apes we can start ...
belikescopesChildren and altruism: is generosity and the desire to help people innate or is it only triggered by a desire to receive a reward? Alfie Kohn, author of "Punished by reward", outlines several studies that tend to demonstrate that altruism and empathy - the capacity for feeling distress when we he...
parentasticAll relevant speeches in one video, slightly edited so that it becomes a political speech. Included is the intro, his speech about marxism and the new deal and his speech about altruism. If you want to understand that it wasn't Ryan's philosophy that brought Rapture to its knees but the lack of m...
alciadanetAltruism - Numbers
mrmanfroniQuestioned by Mike Wallace, Ayn Rand explains her philosophy of objective reality and contrasts it with altruism. www.LibertyPen.com
libertypenFriedrich Hayek discusses the three sources of moral values, and the role of altruism in an extended society. More on this subject can be found in the epilogue to 'Law Legislation & Liberty'(vol3) and in 'The Fatal Conceit'. Both of which are available free by clicking the link below. sites.googl...
This is a synopsis of a class project about Altruism. Additional Information: www.scientificamerican.com www.scientificamerican.com plato.stanford.edu plato.stanford.edu hubcap.clemson.edu www.enotes.com www.gnxp.com
What would you do if in the middle of a stormy sea you and a stranger were the only survivors of a drowned ship with a piece of wood that could hardly hold the weight of one you two?
Oren Harman is the author of "The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness". It is the moving tale of one man's quest to crack the mystery of altruism, an evolutionary enigma that has haunted scientists since Darwin. IN STORES JUNE 2010. For more information, vis...
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