Tomasello, Michael.

Why We Cooperate. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (229 pages) - Boston Review Bks. . - Boston Review Bks. .

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I Why We Cooperate -- 1 Born (and Bred) to Help -- 2 From Social Interaction to Social Institutions -- 3 Where Biology and Culture Meet -- II Forum -- Joan B. Silk -- Carol S. Dweck -- Brian Skyrms -- Elizabeth S. Spelke -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the Contributors.

Understanding cooperation as a distinctly human combination of innate and learned behavior.

9780262259255


Helping behavior.
Altruism.
Cooperativeness.
Social norms.


Electronic books.

HM1146.T66 2009

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