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Friday, March 05, 2010

Humans and Empathy

"Do Kinder People Have an Evolutionary Advantage?" It confirms Darwin's hypothesis that sympathy is our strongest instinct. Really neat summary of contemporary evidence on this from different fields.

More interesting reading on whether humans are hardwired for empathy. Neuroscience and Moral Politics: Chomsky’s Intellectual Progeny"

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