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The price of altruism : George Price and the search for the origins of kindness / Oren Harman.
By: Harman, Oren Solomon
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TextPublisher: New York : W.W. Norton, c2010Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: viii, 451 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780393067781 (hardcover); 0393067785 (hardcover).Subject(s): Price, George Robert, 1922-1975 | Geneticists -- United States -- Biography | Geneticists -- Great Britain -- Biography | Scientists -- United States -- Biography | Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography | Population genetics | Altruistic behavior in animalsDDC classification: 576.5092 | B Summary: Describes the intellectual journey of eccentric American genius George Price, who tried to answer the evolutionary riddle of why people are nice, and eventually gave away all his belongings and took his own life in a squatter's flat.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 576.5092 P931h 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003712080 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Describes the intellectual journey of eccentric American genius George Price, who tried to answer the evolutionary riddle of why people are nice, and eventually gave away all his belongings and took his own life in a squatter's flat.
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