http://www.scienceoxfordonline.com/al%c2%adtru%c2%adism-more-nurture-than-nature Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.scienceoxfordonline.com/al%c2%adtru%c2%adism-more-nurture-than-nature/comment-page-1#comment-554 David Chester Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:40:12 +0000 http://dev2.scienceoxfordonline.com/?p=1321#comment-554 Richard Dawkins in "the Selfish Gene" includes a description of how living with altruism is more successful for a combination of two competing species, one of which is more aggressive than the other. So it is possible that this characteristic is also shared by other creatures and that human altruism is not so unique as we might otherwise think! It also suggests that Judeo/Christain religions, which call for altruism, have a basis which is a bit less devine and a bit more logical. Richard Dawkins in “the Selfish Gene” includes a description of how living with altruism is more successful for a combination of two competing species, one of which is more aggressive than the other. So it is possible that this characteristic is also shared by other creatures and that human altruism is not so unique as we might otherwise think! It also suggests that Judeo/Christain religions, which call for altruism, have a basis which is a bit less devine and a bit more logical.

]]> http://www.scienceoxfordonline.com/al%c2%adtru%c2%adism-more-nurture-than-nature/comment-page-1#comment-38 Sara Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:01:02 +0000 http://dev2.scienceoxfordonline.com/?p=1321#comment-38 I find attempts to empericise behaviours such as altruism, love, etc give us a better insight into the people doing such research than the subject they are researching. Perhaps there should be some research into why people are compelled to find the sum of human nature despite it being greater than the sum of its parts. I find attempts to empericise behaviours such as altruism, love, etc give us a better insight into the people doing such research than the subject they are researching. Perhaps there should be some research into why people are compelled to find the sum of human nature despite it being greater than the sum of its parts.

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