The metaphor of selfish goals is misguided. Organisms can be considered vessels that further the interests of their genes, but not vessels that further the interests of their goals. Although goals can act at cross-purposes to each other and to longevity, such trade-offs are predicted by evolutionary theory. The metaphor of selfish goals provides no purchase on this problem. © 2014 Cambridge University Press.
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Von Hippel, W., & Von Hippel, F. A. (2014). Goals are not selfish. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X13002173
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