Comments on: Thoughts on what makes a gift, a gift? http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2007/07/16/thoughts-on-what-makes-a-gift-a-gift/ ...even a dice can roll Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:43:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: niall.p.larkin http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2007/07/16/thoughts-on-what-makes-a-gift-a-gift/#comment-2226 niall.p.larkin Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:42:55 +0000 http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/?p=80#comment-2226 That's a great link James. Highly recommended for anyone as a perfect 'gateway' article to recent advances in appreciation of our hard-wired gifting instinct, its basis in our subconscious awareness that gifting is a form of 'enlightened selfishness' which is essential Evolutionary Stable Strategy (ESS) and the sophisticated social processes mediated thru the 'webs of obligation' generated by gift exchange. I must collate some of my stuff! Wikipedia is also a good place to work from. That’s a great link James. Highly recommended for anyone as a perfect ‘gateway’ article to recent advances in appreciation of our hard-wired gifting instinct, its basis in our subconscious awareness that gifting is a form of ‘enlightened selfishness’ which is essential Evolutionary Stable Strategy (ESS) and the sophisticated social processes mediated thru the ‘webs of obligation’ generated by gift exchange. I must collate some of my stuff! Wikipedia is also a good place to work from.

]]> By: niall.p.larkin http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2007/07/16/thoughts-on-what-makes-a-gift-a-gift/#comment-2225 niall.p.larkin Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:30:57 +0000 http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/?p=80#comment-2225 I'll continue to blog any little gems I find on FT so! I’ll continue to blog any little gems I find on FT so!

]]> By: James Corbett http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2007/07/16/thoughts-on-what-makes-a-gift-a-gift/#comment-2222 James Corbett Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:48:40 +0000 http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/?p=80#comment-2222 Niall, you might also be interested to check out this great new post by Tara Hunt, entitled 'The Gift' - http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/07/15/the-gift/ Niall, you might also be interested to check out this great new post by Tara Hunt, entitled ‘The Gift’ -

http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/07/15/the-gift/

]]> By: James Corbett http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2007/07/16/thoughts-on-what-makes-a-gift-a-gift/#comment-2213 James Corbett Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:53:47 +0000 http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/?p=80#comment-2213 Nice find Niall and good definition. I thought it might be worth signing up for the 15 day free trial to read the full article but as it turns out it's way too much hassle :-( Nice find Niall and good definition. I thought it might be worth signing up for the 15 day free trial to read the full article but as it turns out it’s way too much hassle :-(

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