Group Selection and the Limits to Altruism

Journal of Bioeconomics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-23

  Rubin, Paul H ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Evolution; Fairness; Marxism; Morality; Rawls; Utilitarianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042188104     PISSN: 13876996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010079208727     Document Type: Article

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