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. 2014 Apr;37(2):136-7.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X13001945.

Fashioning a selfish self amid selfish goals

Roy F Baumeister  1 , Bo M Winegard  1
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Fashioning a selfish self amid selfish goals

Roy F Baumeister et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

The selfish goal, at some point in evolution, gave rise to a selfish self. In humans, this selfish self might exert influence over goals, deciding upon which to execute and which to inhibit. This, in fact, may be one of the chief functions of the self.

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