Competitive altruism permits unconditional giving rather than matched reciprocity

Evidence

For any non-kin cooperation, there must be a correlation such that cooperators receive more cooperation in return. In reciprocal altruism, this relationship is supplied by discrimination such that we only give to those who give to us (direct reciprocity) or to others (indirect reciprocity). It is these types of matching relationships on which Baumard et al. focus, but competitive altruism goes beyond reciprocity. In contrast, giving in competitive altruism can be unconditional. — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality, 530

Categorization

• XREF: This connects to the author’s overall argument about how public apostasy disrupts religious solidarity — the trampling ritual destroys the reputation-building first stage. — connects to: Altruistic cooperators still choose partners they trust and cooperate only where reciprocation is possible. — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality: The…, 410; Small communities enforce generalized reciprocity rather than one-on-one exchange — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 821; Parochial altruism and self-sacrifice exceed mutualistic fairness models. — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality: The…, 269 (+11 more)
• DEFINE: Sharpens the boundary between reciprocity-based and reputation-based models of cooperation.

Related

• Reciprocal altruism is really mutualism, not altruism (similarity 0.85)
• Competition for partners drives costly reputation-building cooperation. (similarity 0.83)
• Cooperative relationships require asymmetric giving at their outset (similarity 0.82)
• Altruistic cooperators still choose partners they trust and cooperate only where reciprocation is possible. (similarity 0.82)
• Generalized reciprocity cannot be explained by partner-control mechanisms. (similarity 0.82)
• Morality requires mutual advantage, not strict accounting of reciprocated acts. (similarity 0.81)
• Stable unconditional cooperation exists and mutualism alone cannot explain it. (similarity 0.79)
• Mutualism faces three challenges, all involving cost without visible return. (similarity 0.79)
• Mutualism pays off through average expected benefits, not guaranteed returns (similarity 0.78)
• Cooperation and morality are distinct categories. (similarity 0.78)
• Cooperative ventures are exchanges proportional to each partner’s contribution. (similarity 0.78)
• Fairness-driven giving is distinct from welfare-trade-off favoritism. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Small communities enforce generalized reciprocity rather than one-on-one exchange #exemplifies (0.75) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 821
• Cooperation has no single solution; motivations combine and overdetermine action #complicates (0.75)
• One-off hospitality expresses normative character rather than trust-based reciprocity #exemplifies (0.72)
• Parochial altruism and self-sacrifice exceed mutualistic fairness models. #expands (0.70) — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality, 269
• Adornment simultaneously expresses egoism and altruism within social exchange #expands (0.70)