TY - JOUR
T1 - Kin Altruism, Spite, And Forgiveness in Pride and Prejudice
AU - Ki, Magdalen
N1 - Publisher copyright:
Copyright © 2019 Johns Hopkins University Press
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - This paper argues that Jane Austen reconfigures the dynamics of kin altruism and reciprocal altruism in Pride and Prejudice. The previous generation has in mind the welfare of the family and the household’s dependents; however, Mr. Darcy, the Bingleys, the de Bourghs, and the Bennets prioritize the lineage family. The plot is further complicated by the social logic of tit for tat and the behavior of spiteful individuals. Austen highlights the pros and cons of kin altruism and reciprocal altruism, and ultimately likens social harmony to forgiveness and the triumph of a modified nuclear-extended kinship system.
AB - This paper argues that Jane Austen reconfigures the dynamics of kin altruism and reciprocal altruism in Pride and Prejudice. The previous generation has in mind the welfare of the family and the household’s dependents; however, Mr. Darcy, the Bingleys, the de Bourghs, and the Bennets prioritize the lineage family. The plot is further complicated by the social logic of tit for tat and the behavior of spiteful individuals. Austen highlights the pros and cons of kin altruism and reciprocal altruism, and ultimately likens social harmony to forgiveness and the triumph of a modified nuclear-extended kinship system.
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U2 - 10.1353/phl.2019.0012
DO - 10.1353/phl.2019.0012
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85072634916
SN - 0190-0013
VL - 43
SP - 210
EP - 228
JO - Philosophy and Literature
JF - Philosophy and Literature
IS - 1
ER -