The Origins of Virtue

The Origins of Virtue

by Matt Ridley (Author)

Synopsis

Why are people nice to each other? What are the reasons for altruism? 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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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 30 Oct 1997

ISBN 10: 0140244042
ISBN 13: 9780140244045

Author Bio
MATT RIDLEY is a research fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs and a Trustee of the International Centre for Life, living in Northumberland. His last book, The Red Queen, was short-listed for the Rhone-Poulenc Prize for science books and the Writers' Guild Award for non-fiction.