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Summary
This document appears to be page 17 of a larger academic work or report titled 'From Selfish Genes to Social Brains,' stamped with a House Oversight identifier. It discusses the mission of the Chicago Social Brain Network and summarizes a chapter by social neuroscientist John Cacioppo regarding the evolution of the 'social brain' cooperative behaviors, and the selfish gene hypothesis. The text explores the intersection of evolutionary biology, psychology, and social cooperation.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| John Cacioppo | Social Neuroscientist |
Subject of the text; draws on evolutionary theory to examine the 'selfish gene' hypothesis and the 'social brain'.
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| The Chicago Social Brain Network |
Established to examine how science informs human nature; likely the entity producing this text.
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The text discusses Cacioppo's work in the context of the Network's focus.
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"what is best for me is best for the society."Source
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"Science can describe what religion does in rigorous ways that benefit religion, and religion can serve a meaning-making function that science itself disclaims."Source
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"Over the millennia of human evolution, this process has created the social brain and made humans a unique social animal."Source
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