The Genetics of Cooperation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11308485 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell Hardin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-65 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Analyse & Kritik (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0171-5860 • E-ISSN: 2365-9858 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/auk-2006-0104 |
| OpenAlex | W2395992572 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Binmore analyzes the genetic basis of cooperation. Much of the literature doing this supposes that we must explain directly the cooperative tendency, whether by individual or group selection. A more effective way to go is to find something more general and likely more deeply embedded in personal traits that enables and even enhances cooperation. Hume, with whom Binmore claims affinities, long ago proposed a psychological phenomenon now called mirroring, which induces good relations through shared sentiments in a way that is essentially hard-wired. Mirroring indirectly contributes to cooperativeness. There may be other similarly indirect ways to account for human cooperativeness
Cooperativeness · Economics · Epistemology · Group selection · Mirroring · Phenomenon · Positive economics · Selection (genetic algorithm · Computer Science · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Highly cited | No |
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