Solving the puzzle of prosociality

Rationality and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-187

  Gintis, Herbert ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Conditional cooperation; Conditional punishment; Cultural dynamics; Cultural evolution; Strong reciprocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037834398     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043463103015002001     Document Type: Article

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