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Fashioning a selfish self amid selfish goals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2014

Roy F. Baumeister  and
Bo M. Winegard
Roy F. Baumeister
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32304. baumeister@psy.fsu.eduhttp://www.psy.fsu.edu/faculty/baumeister.dp.htmlwinegard@psy.fsu.eduhttp://www.psy.fsu.edu/~baumeisterticelab/winegard.html
Bo M. Winegard
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32304. baumeister@psy.fsu.eduhttp://www.psy.fsu.edu/faculty/baumeister.dp.htmlwinegard@psy.fsu.eduhttp://www.psy.fsu.edu/~baumeisterticelab/winegard.html
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Abstract

The selfish goal, at some point in evolution, gave rise to a selfish self. In humans, this selfish self might exert influence over goals, deciding upon which to execute and which to inhibit. This, in fact, may be one of the chief functions of the self.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , April 2014 , pp. 136 - 137
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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