Reply to Gilbert: On the relationship between association and altruism
| Autor: | Xin Lu, Changcao Wang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Multidisciplinary Association (object-oriented programming) 030106 microbiology Helping behavior Altruism (biology) 01 natural sciences Altruism 010605 ornithology Epistemology 03 medical and health sciences Core (game theory) Association theory Letters Psychology Simple (philosophy) Social theory |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115(14) |
| ISSN: | 1091-6490 |
| Popis: | Gilbert (1) contends that the observed heritability and fitness consequence of helping behavior in ground tits (2) should be explained by mechanisms involved in individual association, instead of by those underlying altruism per se. This contention rests largely on the association theory proposed by Gilbert himself, which was believed to have potential to replace the current dominant paradigm of social theory (3). We show in our critical response to his questions that this theory might not be the case. Individuals are able to interact when they are coming together. The simple logic leads to the core idea of Gilbert’s theory (3): association is a necessary prerequisite … [↵][1]1To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: luxinwh{at}163.com. [1]: #xref-corresp-1-1 |
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