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The Altruistic Urge: Why We're Driven to Help Others

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Stephanie D. Preston explores how and why we developed a surprisingly powerful drive to help the vulnerable. She argues that the neural and psychological mechanisms that evolved to safeguard offspring also motivate people to save strangers in need of immediate aid.

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The Altruistic Urge: Why We're Driven to Help Others 2022, Columbia University Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780231204408

Hardcover