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Empathy and Human Rights Altruism Evolvution in the Human Species Altruism • Altruism is any act one does that benefits another without benefitting oneself Altruism – a Human Trait • Altruism – acting selflessly appears much more in the human species than in any other. • Natural Selection is the passing on of genes that benefit an individual’s survival – natural selection implies competition between individuals. • If you benefit someone else, you’re hurting your own chance of survival How can Altruistic Behavior Aid Survival? • Maternal Care • Warning behaviors in pack or communal animals Consider Early Humans: • Nomadic • Traveled in groups BRAINSTORM • With the people around you: • Identify some of the things early humans might have done to help each other • For each act – identify how this might aid in the individual’s survival: – Consider: reward/payback, self-preservation Domestication of Dogs • Took advantage of wild dogs natural behaviors: – Pack behavior – dominance vs. docility – Allegiance to group • Humans fed and protected those wild dogs that showed the temperment that allowed them to e around humans Relate this to Human Behaviors • What are some of the behaviors or temperaments that might complement the arising of altruistic behaviors (What types of people are more likely to be helpful to others?) Natural Selection and Dog Behavior • Which dogs are able to survive around people? Your Assignment • Powerpoint/Poster on Altruism and possible evolutionary paths for altruism • How acting on behalf of another is contrary to the theory of evolution – Natural selection being the passing on of an individual’s genetic material • Identify acts of altruism in humans – Identify as existing almost exclusively in humans – Identify the few examples in other animals • Identify the heritability of particular – Identify the survival benefit TO THE INDIVIDUAL of altruistic behavior – Suggest how natural selection might select for altruistic behaviors • Conclude -