Selfishness

Dennis Krebs received his BA from the University of British Columbia and his PhD from Harvard University. He served as Professor of Psychology at Harvard and Simon Fraser University. He is a Woodrow Wilson Fellow and a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Research in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford. He has published several books and more than 100 articles on altruism, morality, self-deception, and evolutionary psychology.

• Preface `Introduction and OverviewChapter 1: What is Selfishness?Chapter 2: Is Selfishness a Personality Trait? Chapter 3: Is Selfishness Good or Bad?Chapter 4: Is Selfishness Good for Us or Bad for Us? Framing the QuestionChapter 5: How Good is Selfishness at Satisfying our Biological and Social Needs?Chapter 6: How Good is Selfishness at Helping Us Win Social Games? Chapter 7: How Good is Selfishness at Making us Feel Happy and Fulfilled? Chapter 8: Is it in Our Ultimate Interest to Be Selfish? Chapter 9: What Makes People Selfish? Chapter 10: Are We Selfish by Nature? Chapter 11: Does Selfishness Stem from Primitive Instincts? Chapter 12: How Has Social Evolution Affected Selfishness?Chapter 13: How is Selfishness Affected by Cultural Norms? Chapter 14: What Makes Some People More Selfish than Others?Chapter 15: Do People Become Less Selfish as they Develop?Chapter 16: How Should We Deal with Selfish People? Chapter 17: Wrapping It Up.