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Human nature isn’t selfish: it’s built for cooperation.
The Origins of Virtue
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304 pages
- Release Date
30 October 1997
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Summary
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.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140244045 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140244042 |
| Author: | Matt Ridley |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 October 1997 |
| Weight: | 223g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Penguin Press Science |
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About The Author
Matt Ridley
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.
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