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. 2013 Feb;36(1):96.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X12000842.

Biological evolution and behavioral evolution: two approaches to altruism

Howard Rachlin  1 , Matthew L Locey, Vasiliy Safin
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Biological evolution and behavioral evolution: two approaches to altruism

Howard Rachlin et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

Altruism may be learned (behavioral evolution) in a way similar to that proposed in the target article for its biological evolution. Altruism (over social space) corresponds to self-control (over time). In both cases, one must learn to ignore the rewards to a particular (person or moment) and behave to maximize the rewards to a group (of people or moments).

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