ClaimsSteven Pinker

“Nepotistic altruism in humans consists of feelings of warmth, solidarity, and tolerance toward those who are likely to be one's kin.”

Steven Pinker 18 June 2012 The False Allure of Group Selection (Edge.org) archived copy

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Nepotistic altruism in humans consists of feelings of warmth, solidarity, and tolerance toward those who are likely to be one's kin.

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Steven Pinker, “Nepotistic altruism in humans consists of feelings of warmth, solidarity, and tolerance toward those who are likely to be one's kin.” (said 18 June 2012). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_ccc4c4ef2a9a, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_ccc4c4ef2a9a

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