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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Barber, Nigel, 1955- Kindness in a cruel world. Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2004 (OCoLC)645826880 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Nigel Barber |
| ISBN: | 1591022282 9781591022282 |
| OCLC Number: | 55502796 |
| Description: | 415 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Altruism: birds do it, bees do it, people do it -- Evolution and ethics -- Sterile castes of priests and nuns -- Why do people grow up to be altruists? -- Altruism among thieves -- Kindness and health -- Kindness among strangers -- Conformity as altruism -- When altruism fails -- Tapping human altruism -- Saving the world -- Where have all the villains gone? |
| Responsibility: | Nigel Barber. |
Abstract:
Shows how the original notion of a dog-eat-dog world where survival of the fittest is the only rule must be modified by fresh findings on altruism. This book delves into related issues including sex
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