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THIS VIEW OF LIFE

By Wim Hordijk In Economy

The Evolutionary Roots of Irrationality

Homo Economicus is perhaps nothing more than an illusion. Instead, the mirror that behavioral economics and evolutionary psychology put in front of us shows us our real selves, social norms and irrational behavior included.

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By Per L. Saxegaard, David Sloan Wilson In Business

Humanizing Corporations: A Nobel Prize for Enlightened Business Leaders

How Per L. Saxegaard's (Business for Peace Foundation) efforts to humanize corporations can be understood from a multilevel evolutionary perspective.

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By Michelle Rodrigues In Biology

Sex Roles Are Flexible in Chimpanzees and Bonobos. What Does That Say About Human Evolution?

A new study shows that chimpanzees and bonobos are far more similar in their gender roles than previously thought. In order to understand the range of complexity in our evolutionary cousins’ social lives, perhaps we first need to recognize the range of complexity that exists in our own.

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Culture

Patriotism of a Different Kind

We need to tear down outdated forms of "patriotism" and view ourselves as one species…

Marcel J. Harmon
July 4, 2018

Biology

The Biological Scars of Separation

The deliberate separation of migrant children from their parents is not only cruel and unnecessary…

Patrick F. Clarkin
June 20, 2018

Business Culture Economy

You’re Racist and Sexist, But It’s Not (Entirely) Your Fault

Companies are great at evaluating skills but inconsistent at evaluating temperament due to unconscious bias.…

Lori Wiser, David Sloan Wilson
June 18, 2018

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Biology Gender

Can Monkeys Be Gay? What Homosexual Behavior in Primates Can Tell Us About the Evolution of Human Sexuality

Recent observations of homosexual behavior in male spider monkeys adds to our knowledge of these…

Michelle Rodrigues
June 12, 2018

Morality Special Publication

Is There a Universal Morality? Introduction and Overview of Responses

TVOL is pleased to explore the question “Is there a universal morality?” with the help…

David Sloan Wilson, Mark Sloan, Michael Price
May 23, 2018

Morality Special Publication

Universal Morality – A Passel of Distinctions

The question of whether there is a universal morality requires clarification.

Elliott Sober
May 23, 2018

Biology

Quantum Chimpanzees: Do Watched Primates Change Their Behavior?

In particle physics, the mere act of looking at an electron changes its direction of…

Michelle Rodrigues
May 17, 2018

Morality Special Publication

Do Universal Moral Intuitions Shape and Constrain Culturally Prevalent Moral Norms?

Universal moral intuitions are like anchors, invisible from the surface but immovably secured to the…

Harvey Whitehouse, Ryan McKay
May 17, 2018

Morality Special Publication

On Morals, Rituals, and Obligations

“… breach of obligation may be ‘one of the few, if not, indeed, the only…

Richard Sosis
May 17, 2018

Morality Special Publication

Are Large-Scale Societies Outliers When It Comes To Core Elements Of Moral Judgment?

Most comparative studies of human moral judgment have been restricted to large-scale, industrialized populations, but…

Christopher von Rueden
May 17, 2018

Morality Special Publication

Universal morality is obscured by evolved morality

Evolved morality not only obscures universal morality but also creates an aversion to improvements to…

Diana Fleischman
May 17, 2018

Morality Special Publication

Why It’s Unwise to Deny Moral Universals

You don’t need much in the way of normative assumptions to convert facts into values.…

Andy Norman
May 17, 2018

Morality Special Publication

Could Morality Have A Transcendent, Naturalistic Purpose?

There is one way in which transcendent naturalistic purpose could in fact exist.

Michael Price
May 17, 2018

Morality Special Publication

Moral Universals, Moral Particulars and Tinbergen’s Four Questions

Tinbergen’s four questions apply to any variation-and-selection process, including but not restricted to genetic evolution. Accordingly,…

David Sloan Wilson
May 17, 2018

Morality Special Publication

Moral Disagreement is Universal

We can find a path to moral consensus by focusing on our shared concerns for…

Robert Kurzban, Peter DeScioli
May 17, 2018

Morality Special Publication

Our Modern Moral Predicament

The outer limits of moral possibility are established by the emotional tendencies that prepare us…

Russell Blackford
May 17, 2018

Morality Special Publication

Harmful Intentions Are Always Seen As Bad

It makes evolutionary sense that people would be hyper-vigilant about harmful intent, reading people’s morally…

Gordon Ingram
May 17, 2018

Morality Special Publication

Seven Moral Rules Found All Around the World

Morality is always and everywhere a cooperative phenomenon.

Oliver Scott Curry
May 17, 2018

Morality Special Publication

A Universal Principle Within Morality’s Ultimate Source

Properly understood, morality is not a burden; it is an effective means for increasing the…

Mark Sloan
May 17, 2018

Morality Special Publication

Morality is Objective

“… morality (or most of it, anyway) is just as objectively true as science and…

Eric Dietrich
May 17, 2018

Morality Special Publication

Is there a universal morality?

“…ethics has to do with how to arrive at as harmonious social interactions as it…

Massimo Pigliucci
May 17, 2018

Business Culture

Constructing Our Niches: The Ultimate/Proximate Relationship Relative to Planning, Design, Construction, and Operations

How do we create an overall building process rooted in an evolutionary framework?

Marcel J. Harmon
May 8, 2018

Biology Business

Constructing Our Niches: The Ultimate/Proximate Relationship Relative to Codes and Standards

In the fifth article of this series, Constructing Our Niches: Exploring the Relevant Ultimate Design…

Marcel J. Harmon
April 17, 2018

Morality

Learning from Gossip about Free Speech

Gossip is highly moral, sophisticated, and sensitive to context. Can we use this to improve…

David Sloan Wilson
April 10, 2018

Biology Morality

The Mathematics of Kindness

Altruistic behavior seems abundant in nature, but how did it evolve? George Price had the…

Wim Hordijk
April 6, 2018

Business

The Joy of X

As a marketer, I obviously value any opportunity better to understand ourselves and our true,…

Rory Sutherland
April 4, 2018

Business

The Business World Needs Multilevel Selection (MLS) Theory

MLS theory makes it crystal clear that unless competition is appropriately structured and refereed, it…

David Sloan Wilson
April 4, 2018

Business

The Gendered Organisation

The classic pyramidal hierarchy, so beloved by men, is increasingly unfit for purpose.

Nigel Nicholson
April 4, 2018

Business

Design organizations compatible with human nature

From the advent of the industrial revolution to the present, the business class paid scant…

Stephen Colarelli
April 4, 2018

Business

The Evolved Decision Maker

What behavioural economists neglected to answer is the ultimate question: why do people possess these…

Max Beilby
April 4, 2018

Business

Building trust in diverse groups

Mental models that support our choice of leaders suffer from biases inherited from our evolutionary…

Paulo Finuras
April 4, 2018

Business

The face of a leader: Honest signal or a mismatch?

When encountering a person we do not look at their feet, torso, or shoulders; we…

John Antonakis
April 4, 2018

Business

Moral Sentiments

To maximize our welfare we should design organizations for Homo sapiens rather than for Homo…

J.W. Stoelhorst
April 3, 2018

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