2003•SSRN Electronic JournalOpen access

Is Strong Reciprocity a Maladaptation? On the Evolutionary Foundations of Human Altruism

Ernst Fehr, Joseph Henrich

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Key concepts: Maladaptation, Altruism (biology), Reciprocity (cultural anthropology), Social psychology, Psychology, Positive economics, Environmental ethics, Sociology

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