Dacher Kelter a psychologist from the University of California, Berkeley, challenges the common notions of human selfishness with new findings of neuroscience and social research. We are often taught of Darwinian notions of competition and survival of the fittest. We are socialized into thinking that humans are selfish. For competition, greed is a positive thing. Wars are unavoidable. Human nature is frequently described as self-centered and power-hungry in political theory as well as popular culture.
Dacher Keltner questions this view of human nature and tries to explain how and why pro-social emotions like empathy, compassion, and gratitude came to be.