Theologian Giles Fraser on Altruism

Update: 2015-07-29

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Giles Fraser discusses gene theory versus altruism with playwright Tom Stoppard whose play The Hard Problem explores the extent to which our genes dictate human acts of love and kindness, and Armand Leroi, the evolutionary biologist who says we are merely programmed to carry out altruistic acts.

Producer: Maggie Ayre.

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Theologian Giles Fraser on Altruism

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Theologian Giles Fraser on Altruism