Civilization—even tribalism—relies on altruism. Altruism is defined as cooperation that is not the happy convergence of interests of rational self-interested agents.
Really? I tend to follow the Smithian view that justice is what civilization relies on, and then any generosity above that is icing on the cake.
But when a people lives under these conditions for generations, you may end up with a large population deficient in altruistic genes.
Three generations of selection pressure didn’t turn Russians into communists. I wouldn’t be too worried.
Really? I tend to follow the Smithian view that justice is what civilization relies on, and then any generosity above that is icing on the cake.
Three generations of selection pressure didn’t turn Russians into communists. I wouldn’t be too worried.