Altruism

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Brief thought exercise: Is pure/true altruism even possible?

Posted on by Ted Bauer

Issues of altruism and fairness and ego have been at the forefront of a lot of social science / psychology for years, and there’s been numerous articles smarter than this one on the topic of “true altruism” — see here,… Continue Reading →

Thanksgiving is essentially a celebration of what makes us human

Posted on by Ted Bauer

First off, that’s not to say a nation that doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving also doesn’t contain humans. It’s more a discussion of the core elements of Thanksgiving — thankfulness and gratitude — being far more than sentiment.  Evolutionary biologists and philosophers use… Continue Reading →