Evolution and the problem of altruism

@article{ps-2005-carter, abstract = {Genuine altruism would appear to be incompatible with evolutionary theory. And yet altruistic behavior would seem to occur, at least on occasion. This article first considers a game-theoretical attempt at solving this seeming paradox, before considering a “group selectionist” approach. Neither approach, as they stand, would seem to render genuine, as opposed to reciprocal, altruism compatible with the theory of evolution. The article concludes by offering an alternative game-theoretical solution to the problem of altruism.}, author = {Carter, Alan }, citeulike-article-id = {1222845}, doi = {10.1007/s11098-005-1289-6}, journal = {Philosophical Studies}, keywords = {cooperation}, month = {April}, number = {3}, pages = {213--230}, posted-at = {2007-04-12 21:15:28}, priority = {0}, title = {Evolution and the problem of altruism}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11098-005-1289-6}, volume = {123}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - ps-2005-carter L3 - citeulike-article-id:1222845 TI - Evolution and the problem of altruism JF - Philosophical Studies VL - 123 IS - 3 SP - 213 EP - 230 N2 - Genuine altruism would appear to be incompatible with evolutionary theory. And yet altruistic behavior would seem to occur, at least on occasion. This article first considers a game-theoretical attempt at solving this seeming paradox, before considering a “group selectionist” approach. Neither approach, as they stand, would seem to render genuine, as opposed to reciprocal, altruism compatible with the theory of evolution. The article concludes by offering an alternative game-theoretical solution to the problem of altruism. KW - cooperation AU - Carter, Alan PY - 2005/04// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11098-005-1289-6 ER -