Tag:
Altruism
Events:
November 14th at 6:30pm ET
From Biology to Culture: The Evolution of Goodness - A Conversation with David Sloan Wilson
Wisconsin Public Radio's Steve Paulson engages with leading thinker and President of ProSocial World, evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson
Articles:
Nov 2, 2023
In the Eye of the Beholder: Parochial Altruism, Radicalization, and Extremism
Radicalization is an inherently relational concept. One can only be radical in relation to someone who is not. Similarly, one cannot be extreme without an accepted center norm. But the center is not a fixed state. It shifts and changes across time, place, circumstance, and culture.
Jun 6, 2012
The Science of War, and the War Over Human Nature
Are we stuck with war? ETVOL reviews select contributions to the Science special issue on Human Conflict.Warfare and human nature seem inextricably linked. But what do we mean by “human nature,” and what evidence would we require as proof that warfare is an indelible feature of the human condition?
Mar 5, 2012
When Richard Dawkins Is Not An Evolutionist
"Dawkins is not an evolutionist in part because no one is keeping him within bounds. One objective of <em>This View of Life</em> is to set a new standard for science journalism......"Dawkins is not an evolutionist in part because no one is keeping him within bounds. One objective of <em>This View oF Life</em> is to set a new standard for science journalism that brings it closer to the standard of the scientific peer review process.
