Considering cooperation: Empiricism as a foundation for unifying the behavioral sciences

Pepper, J.W.; Pepper, J.W

doi:10.1017/s0140525x07000805

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Considering cooperation: Empiricism as a foundation for unifying the behavioral sciences

Pepper, J.W.

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 30(1): 38-39

2007

ISSN/ISBN: 0140-525X

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x07000805
Accession: 082642584

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Summary

Economics and evolutionary biology share a long history of interaction and parallel development. This pattern persists with regard to how the two fields address the issues of selfishness and cooperation. The recent renewed emphasis on empiricism in both fields provides a solid foundation on which to build a truly scientific unification of the behavioral sciences.