A part of Dawkins’s purpose was to explain altruism: behavior in individuals that goes against their own best interests. Nature is full of examples of animals risking their own lives in behalf of their progeny, their cousins, or just fellow members of their genetic club. Furthermore, they share food; they cooperate in building hives and dams; they

Good selfishness takes everybody along with one’s own

Le Gène égoïste, de Richard Dawkins, explique mieux la vie (y compris les comportements humains et les individus) que tout autre ouvrage que j’ai pu lire.