| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1161595 | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
•The distinction between psychological and biological altruism.•The role of ultimate desires in psychological altruism.•The best empirical evidence for psychological altruism.•Why there may be no evolutionary explanation for psychological altruism.
The existence of psychological altruism is hotly debated in the psychological and philosophical literature. In this paper I argue that even if psychological altruism does exist in some (or all) human groups, there may be no purely evolutionary explanation for existence of psychological altruism.
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Authors
Stephen Stich,