The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation by Matt Ridley
The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation

Matt Ridley

The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation

Matt Ridley

304 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology science informative reflective slow-paced
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Why are people nice to each other? What are the reasons for altrusim? Matt Ridley explains how the human mind has evolved a special instinct for social exchange, offering a lucid and persuasive argument about the paradox of human benevolence.

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