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A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and Its Evolution
Samuel Bowles
A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and Its Evolution
Samuel Bowles
Why do humans, uniquely among animals, cooperate in large numbers to advance projects for the common good? Contrary to the conventional wisdom in biology and economics, this generous and civic-minded behavior is widespread and cannot be explained simply by far-sighted self-interest or a desire to help close genealogical kin. In A Cooperative Specie
280 pages, 39 line illus. 24 tables.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 21, 2013 |
ISBN13 | 9780691158167 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 280 |
Dimensions | 178 × 254 × 18 mm · 504 g |
Language | English |
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