Altruism and evolutionary pahway. A review on the evolution of altruistic behaviour

  • Thiago Perez Bernardes de Moraes Universidad Argentina John Fritzgerald Kennedy
  • Felipe dos Santos Millani Pontifica Universidade Católica do Paraná
Keywords: Altruism, Human Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology

Abstract

Since the brave attempts to bring Biology to the center of the social sciences discourse, by Edward Wilson and Richard Dawkins with their books Sociobiology and The Selfish Gene, more than forty years ago, Biology has gained recognition as one of the, if not the, main area in the search for human behavior understanding. Disciplines such as behavioral genetics, cognitive neuroscience, and evolutionary psychology among others have been brought to the center of the spectacle in the quest for the understanding of the mind and the influence of those areas is growing every day. Within this perspective this article brings attention to how the problem of understanding human altruism could be better comprehended with the addition of the information brought by the biological disciplines involved in the understanding of human behavior.

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Published
2015-04-07
How to Cite
Bernardes de Moraes T. P. y dos Santos Millani F. (2015). Altruism and evolutionary pahway. A review on the evolution of altruistic behaviour. Nómadas. Critical Journal of Social and Juridical Science, 42(2), 5-19. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_NOMA.2014.v42.n2.48782
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