Charity begins at home
By: Benjamin Cole
(the guy who sits in the back)
Minitheories
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 Kin
altruism/inclusive
fitness (Hamilton,
1964)
 Parental
Investment
(Trivers, 1972)
 Parent-offspring
conflict (Trivers,
1974)
Inclusive Fitness
Altruism:selfless
behavior conducted on
behalf of other without
regard for one’s own
self-interest
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FAMILY
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Terminology
Actors
Recipients
Hamilton’s rule
C<rb
Direct Fitness
Indirect fitness
Human Self Sacrifice?
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Mate Choice for optimal
(K)inbreading
Mikael Puurtinen
2011
Questions?