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Selection of human prosocial behavior through partner choice by powerful individuals and institutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2007

Ronald Noë
Ronald Noë
Affiliation:
Ethologie des Primates, DEPE-IPHC, CNRS and Université Louis-Pasteur, UMR 7178, Strasbourg, 67087 CEDEX, France. [email protected]
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Abstract

Cultural group selection seems the only compelling explanation for the evolution of the uniquely human form of cooperation by large teams of unrelated individuals. Inspired by descriptions of sanctioning in mutualistic interactions between members of different species, I propose partner choice by powerful individuals or institutions as an alternative explanation for the evolution of behavior typical for “team players.”

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , February 2007 , pp. 37 - 38
Copyright
2007 Cambridge University Press

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