Tag Archives: altruism

Darwin’s Other Idea

Richard Hoste

The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature
by Geoffrey Miller
New York: Random House, 2000
Darwinian evolution is seen as a cold, ruthless struggle for survival that shaped what we eventually became.  But, the critic responds, whence kindness, humor, language, playfulness, art and creativity?  Scientists have tried to explain altruism towards relatives as [...]

Published: September 21, 2009 | Posted in General | Also tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

Rushton on the Genetic Basis of Ethnonationalism and Altruism

J. Philippe Rushton

“Shared Genes: The Evolution of Ethnonationalism”
from Vdare.com, August 20, 2009
Jerry Z. Muller a professor at Catholic University, (”Us and Them,” Foreign Affairs, March/April 2008, and “Replies,” July/August 2008) argued that the power of ethnic nationalism “will drive global politics for generations to come” because it “corresponds to some enduring propensities of the human [...]

Published: August 21, 2009 | Posted in General | Also tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment
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