Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book:  Hahnel, Robin (2002-07), The ABCs of political economy, Pluto Pr, Retrieved on 2013-10-08
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    08 OCT 2013

     Evolutionary Theory Does Not Justify Greed

    Human nature as it now exists was formed in accord with the laws of evolution under conditions pertaining well before recorded human history. Fossils discovered in Ethiopia and Kenya now date human ancestors back at least 5 or 6 million years. Distinctly human species arose in Africa at least 2 million years ago, while present evidence indicates that modern humans are only about 100,000 years old. Therefore the conditions relevant to which genetic mutations were advantageous and which were no...
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    Many economic theories relying on "human nature" assume we are greedy, but this is not supported by the evidence. We might just as likely be generous and that is our evolutionary advantage.

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