Jaffe, Klaus; Zaballa, Luis - In: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 13 (2010) 3, pp. 4-4
Most current attempts to explain the evolution - through individual selection - of pro-social behavior (i.e. behavior … that favors the group) that allows for cohesive societies among non related individuals, focus on altruistic punishment as … altruistic punishment the benefits of punishment are enjoyed collectively while its costs are borne individually. We propose that …