 | Elliott Sober - Philosophy - 1994 - 272 pages
...same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...who freely risked their lives for others would on average perish in larger numbers than other men. (Darwin 1871, p. 163) Darwin's point is that if we... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Reference - 1996 - 382 pages
...same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...perish in larger numbers than other men. Therefore, it seems scarcely possible (bearing in mind that we are not here speaking of one tribe being victorious... | |
 | Peter Loptson - Philosophy - 1998 - 588 pages
...same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...lives for others, would on an average perish in larger number than other men. Therefore it seems scarcely possible (bearing in mind that we are not here speaking... | |
 | R. J. Berry - Religion - 2001 - 196 pages
...same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...his noble nature. The bravest men, who were always wishing to come to the front in war, and who freely risked their lives for others, would on average... | |
 | Alexander Moseley - Philosophy - 2002 - 280 pages
...Man, noted: He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...an average perish in larger numbers than other men. 23 Ultimately, such behavior in a species can only result in its extinction. An instinct to sacrifice... | |
 | Alexander Moseley - Philosophy - 2002 - 280 pages
...Man, noted: He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...on an average perish in larger numbers than other men.23 Ultimately, such behavior in a species can only result in its extinction. An instinct to sacrifice... | |
 | Richard J. Davidson, Anne Harrington - Psychology - 2001 - 288 pages
...same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...who freely risked their lives for others would on average perish in larger numbers than other men. (p. 163) If altruistic self-sacrifice is disadvantageous... | |
 | Charles Darwin - History - 2003 - 676 pages
...same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...numbers than other men. Therefore it hardly seems possible (bearing in mind that we are not here speaking of one tribe being victorious over another)... | |
 | R. J. Berry - Religion - 2003 - 308 pages
...same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...who freely risked their lives for others, would on average perish in larger numbers than other men. Therefore it hardly seems probable that the number... | |
 | Timothy Shanahan - Science - 2004 - 354 pages
...same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...perish in larger numbers than other men. Therefore it seems scarcely possible . . . that the number of men gifted with such virtues, or that the standard... | |
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... the same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit his noble nature. The bravest men, who were always willing to come to the front in war, and... 
