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Evolution and the Capacity for Commitment /

"Commitment is at the core of social life. The social fabric is woven from promises and threats that are not always immediately advantageous to the parties involved. Many commitments, such as signing a contract, are fairly straightforward deals, in which both parties agree to give up certain op...

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Otros Autores: Nesse, Randolph M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2001]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Natural selection and the capacity for subjective commitment / Randolph M. Nesse
  • Commitment / Thomas C. Schelling
  • Cooperation through emotional commitment / Robert H. Frank
  • Game-theoretic interpretations of commitment / Jack Hirshleifer
  • Threat displays in animal communication / Eldridge S. Adams
  • Subjective commitment in nonhumans / Lee Alan Dugatkin
  • Grunts, girneys, and good intentions / Joan B. Silk
  • Honor and "Faking" honorability / Dov Cohen and Joseph Vandello
  • The evolution of subjective commitment to groups / Peter J. Richerson and Robert Boyd
  • Morality and commitment / Michael Ruse
  • Commitment in the clinic / Randolph M. Nesse
  • Law and the biology of commitment / Oliver R. Goodenough
  • Religion as a hard-to-fake sign of commitment / William Irons
  • The future of commitment / Randolph M. Nesse.