Selfish Genes and Moral Parasites / trans. from Engl. A. V. Nekhaev

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https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2023-8-1-127-135

Keywords:

selfishness, altruism, selfish gene, manipulative behavior, foundations of morality

Abstract

The essay raises questions about the origins of altruistic behaviour. A proper understanding of such behaviours must take into account the evidence of our best biological theories, which indicate that in the animal world (including Homo Sapiens Sapiens) there is no place for genuine altruism. What we often mistakenly call ‘altruism’ is the result of selfish genes.

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Andrei Viktorovich Nekhaev, Omsk State Technical University, Omsk, Russia

Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of History, Philosophy and Social Communications Department, Omsk State Technical University, Omsk; Professor of Philosophy Department, Tyumen State University, Tyumen; Research Associate of the Laboratory of Logical and Philosophical Studies, Tomsk Scientific Center, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, RAS, Tomsk.

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Published

2023-02-28

How to Cite

Nekhaev А. В., & К. МакГинн. (2023). Selfish Genes and Moral Parasites / trans. from Engl. A. V. Nekhaev. Omsk Scientific Bulletin. Series Society. History. Modernity, 8(1), 127–135. https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2023-8-1-127-135

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023)

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Philosophy

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