> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 1 evergreen</em></s> #### [[Altruism mainly evolves through inter-group selection]] Looking at the evolution of [[reciprocal altruism]] through the lense of [[game theory]], we can see that it only evolves over selfishness when there are inter-group forces. One on one a more selfish individual will win via [[individual selection]], but when we look at [[group selection]] we can see why altruism evolves. answers:: [[What is the link between evolution and social behavior]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SEED *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[group selection]], [[reciprocal altruism]], #### References > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^304172011]]