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by T. Byram Karasu, M.D.
T. Byram Karasu, M.D. is Silverman Professor of Psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. See full bio
July 2, 2009, Social Life

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Selfish Altruism

By T. Byram Karasu, M.D. on July 2, 2009 in The Mystery of Happiness

We are genetically designed for selfish altruism. Our minds, at times, distort this genetic principle, and we begin not only to behave as "one for one" but also to expect "all for one" (in other words, me). Such tampering destroys the matrix of mutuality, the very ground of existence. Read More

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