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Internal mechanisms that implicate the self enlighten the egoism-altruism debate
2002
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Many situations in human life present choices between (a) narrowly preferred particular alternatives and (b) narrowly less preferred (or aversive) particular alternatives that nevertheless form part of highly preferred abstract behavioral patterns. Such alternatives characterize problems of self-control. For example, at any given moment, a person may accept alcoholic drinks yet also prefer being sober to being drunk over the next few days. Other situations present choices between (a)
doi:10.1017/s0140525x02480053
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