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We are born selfish. Self-interest is the actuating force for economic activity. Without the rules and laws, sanctions and taxes of the state, we would descend into a war of all against all. Evolutionary science and political economy – from Adam Smith and Thomas Hobbes, to Milton Friedman and Richard Dawkins – tell us selfishness is our default mode. What if they were completely wrong? Science increasingly suggests they are. Evidence from evolutionary biology and psychology, anthropology and game theory shows our uniquely sophisticated capacity for co-operation is at the heart of our evolutionary success. Science is telling us we are co-operators. theguardian/commentisfree/2012/mar/07/selfish-cooperation-existence
Posted on: Mon, 26 May 2014 21:41:15 +0000

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