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Re:Selfishness Is Learned: We tend to be cooperative unless ... by d4mi3n on Thursday June 09, 2016 @07:04PM (#11873035)
I'd call that enlightened self-interest. I think one could argue the motivation for cooperation is also enlightened self-interest. As you say, the big difference between selfishness and self-interest seems to be a matter of foresight.
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