The naked emperor: Seeking a more plausible genetic basis for psychological altruism

Economics and Philosophy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-164

  Batson, C Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 78650086694     PISSN: 02662671     EISSN: 14740028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266267110000179     Document Type: Article

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