Putting the altruism back into altruism: The evolution of empathy

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue , 2008, Pages 279-300

  De Waal, Frans B M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Perception action; Perspective taking; Prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; EMPATHY; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFFECT; ALTRUISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 41149092794     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.59.103006.093625     Document Type: Article

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