"For his groundbreaking insight into the evolution of altruism, Price merits a special place in the history of evolutionary biology. The painful irony is that his struggle to extinguish all selfish motives in his own life nearly prevented him from achieving it."
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James Schwartz, "Death of an Altruist", Lingua Franca (July/August 2000)
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George R. Price
George Robert Price (October 6, 1922 – January 6, 1975) was an American population geneticist.
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