On Deciding How to Do Unto Others

The Neuroscience of Fair Play . Why We (Usually) Follow the Golden Rule. By Donald W. Pfaff . Dana Press, New York, 2007. 248 pp. $20.95. ISBN 9781932594270. Rejecting the idea of signaling circuits devoted to ethics, the author discusses neural and genetic mechanisms that may underlie the behavior...

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Published inScience Vol. 320; no. 5876; pp. 614 - 615
Main Author Ak, Prashanth
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Association for the Advancement of Science 02.05.2008
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Summary:The Neuroscience of Fair Play . Why We (Usually) Follow the Golden Rule. By Donald W. Pfaff . Dana Press, New York, 2007. 248 pp. $20.95. ISBN 9781932594270. Rejecting the idea of signaling circuits devoted to ethics, the author discusses neural and genetic mechanisms that may underlie the behavior of treating others as one wishes to be treated
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1157089