Belief in an Afterlife Influences Altruistic Helping Intentions in Alignment With Adaptive Tendencies
Evolutionary definitions of altruism are only concerned with reproductive consequences and not motives or other psychological mechanisms, making them ideal for generalization to all forms of organisms. Hamilton’s inclusive fitness theory explains altruistic behavior toward genetic relatives and has...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049211011745 |