The Puzzle of Altruism Reconsidered: Biological Theories of Altruism and One-Shot Altruism
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Keywords
altruism; altruistic behavior; theories of altruism; handicap principle; reciprocity; reciprocal altruism; group selection; kin selection; one-shot altruism;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- A12 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
- Z00 - Other Special Topics - - General - - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2006-09-16 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EVO-2006-09-16 (Evolutionary Economics)
- NEP-HPE-2006-09-16 (History and Philosophy of Economics)
- NEP-KNM-2006-09-16 (Knowledge Management and Knowledge Economy)
- NEP-SOC-2006-09-16 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
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