When you strip away all the layers that have been influenced by society, family, friends and self-interests, what do we find at the core of human nature? That is, are we naturally inclined to act cooperatively towards other people or do we only act in our self-interests, even if that includes undermining another person's self-worth. This age old enigmatic question has baffled the minds of philosophers and scientists since the Pre-Socratic era (6th c. – 5th c. BCE). ...

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