The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness 9780393079234


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Table of contents :
Front Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Dedication......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Prologue......Page 9
Part One......Page 14
1. War or Peace?......Page 16
2. New York......Page 39
3. Selections......Page 55
4. Roaming......Page 75
5. Friendly Starfish, Selfish Games......Page 93
6. Hustling......Page 115
7. Solutions......Page 126
8. No Easy Way......Page 144
Part Two......Page 155
9. London......Page 157
10. “Coincidence” Conversion......Page 181
11. “Love” Conversion......Page 203
12. Reckonings......Page 222
13. Altruism......Page 242
14. Last Days......Page 258
Epilogue......Page 269
Appendix 1: Covariance and Kin Selection1......Page 282
Appendix 2: The Full Price Equation and Levels of Selection1......Page 283
Appendix 3: Covariance and the Fundamental Theorem......Page 285
Acknowledgments......Page 286
CHAPTER 1: WAR OR PEACE?......Page 292
CHAPTER 2: NEW YORK......Page 298
CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS......Page 302
CHAPTER 4: ROAMING......Page 307
CHAPTER 5: FRIENDLY STARFISH, SELFISH GAMES......Page 311
CHAPTER 6: HUSTLING......Page 316
CHAPTER 7: SOLUTIONS......Page 318
CHAPTER 8: NO EASY WAY......Page 322
CHAPTER 9: LONDON......Page 324
CHAPTER 10: “COINCIDENCE” CONVERSION......Page 328
CHAPTER 11: “LOVE” CONVERSION......Page 332
CHAPTER 12: RECKONINGS......Page 337
CHAPTER 13: ALTRUISM......Page 340
CHAPTER 14: LAST DAYS......Page 348
EPILOGUE......Page 349
APPENDIX 2: THE FULL PRICE EQUATION AND LEVELS OF SELECTION......Page 351

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