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selfishly

In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.


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A Monkey's Uncle

... why humans are the way they are. our history and how it relates to human organisation, instincts, development of consciousness, why humans act selfishly when we intrinsically know we should act selflessly, development of ultruism and so on. which i couldn't explain so simply. - but do you get ...

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by narrowstaircase
Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:27 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: A Monkey's Uncle
Replies: 26
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Altruism?

... for Empirical Research in Economics, Blümlisalpstrasse 10, CH-8006 Zürich, Switzerland) clearly show, that if given the oppurtunity to act selfishly with no detriment to ourselves, humans will act selfishly. Take for example the following experiment: The ultimatum game nicely illustrates ...

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by geddiknight
Wed Mar 02, 2005 2:47 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Altruism?
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