Sociologia34

Da Ortosociale.

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For several years, biologists and those who study the behavior of the species (from yeast to humans) (Ethology and Behavioral Ecology), discovered the central role of altruistic cooperation (or altruism) in ALL evolution, right from the 'beginning" of the evolution known as such. This does not exclude the relevance of "selfish" behavior that at times can also become "dominant" (in all senses). But it can clarify our ideas about what are the most suitable behavior for humans addressing the serious environmental and cultural crisis that threatens us. It is part of Scientific American, 529, September 2012, Martin A.Nowack, page 86 (italian edition): "Evolution - WHY WE HELP OTHERS - Far from being an exception to the rules of evolution, cooperation was a major factor" A.Nowack Martin is professor of biology and mathematics at Harvard University and director of the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics. At the center of his research are the mathematical basis of evolution. I quote what I think the most important step of the article, one that binds NATURE (evolution) to CULTURE (language), (culture is practically the language used to communicate with us humans). "The human supercooperation
The five mechanisms that govern the emergence of altruism apply to organisms (bodies) of any kind, amoeba to zebra (and in certain cases also for the genes and other components of the cell). This universality suggests that the cooperation has been one of the driving forces behind the evolution of life on Earth from the beginning. There is a group, then, for which the effects of altruism have proved particularly deep: humans."
A final consideration of mine: only deep and loving, that is TRUE study of nature allows us to get out of the dichotomy between culture (language) and nature (evolution).